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Prof. Turner; Surgery — Prof. Chiene. In summer, tutorial classes 

 for the study of Mathematics ami Natural Philosophy are conducted 

 liy the assistants of the professors of those subjects, for students who 

 have attended a winter course therein. 



]\Ieans are afforded for practical instruction during winter and 

 summer in the following sulijects : — Practical Chemistry, under the 

 superintendence of l*rof, Crum l>rown ; Practical Physiology, under 

 the superintendence of Prof. Paitherford ; work in Physical Labora- 

 tory, under the superintendence of Prof. Tait ; work in Natural 

 History Laboratory, under the superintendence of Prof. Ewart ; and 

 in Herbarium and Botanical Museum, under the superintendence of 

 Prof. Dickson. During winter — P.andaging and Surgical Appliances, 

 under the superintendence of Prof. Chiene ; work in Mineralogical 

 and Geological Laboratory and IVIuseum, under the superintendence 

 of Prof. Geikie. In the summer — Practical Botany, by Prof. 

 Dickson ; Vegetable Histolog}', by Prof Dickson ; Practical Natural 

 History, by Prof. Ewart. 



In the Watt Institution and Scliool of Arts, provision is made for 

 the instruction of classes in Chemistry Theoretical and Practical, 

 Natural Philosophy, IMathematics, Arithmetic, Engineering, Archi- 

 tectural, Mechanical, Geometrical, and Machine Drawing, Sanitation, 

 English Language and Literature, History, Animal Physiology, Erencli, 

 German, Agriculture, Botany, Creology, Biology, Freehand Drawing, 

 Bookkeeping, and Writing. 



With such provision for preparatory and accessory instruction, all 

 that is further required is provision for professional studies. These 

 may be classed under the following heads : — 



Part I.— 



Forest Botany, embracing the structure, physiology, scientific 



classification, and natural history of herbs found in woods, and 



arborescent shrubs and trees. 

 Forest Pathology, or diseases, and the natural decay and death of 



trees. 

 Forest Mycology, or natural history of fungi found in forests, and 



of fungi injurious to trees and timber. 

 Forest Entomology, or natural history of insects injurious to forest 



products. 

 Forest Ornithology, treating of binls injurious or beneficial to the 



forests. 

 Forest Mazology, treating of quadrupeds, etc., injurious to forests. 



Part II.— 



Destruction of Forests by Man. 



Forest Conservation in France and in Germany. 



