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Bs. Nature Study.—Nature in relation to gardens and plant 
life. Topics: plant structure; fruit and fruit formation; weeds; 
weed dispersal; insect pests; birds in their relation to agriculture ; 
garden friends; shrubs; shade and lawn trees. Twenty lectures, 
with field work. Tuesdays, 4-5 p. m. March 5-May 21 and 
September 24-November 12. Miss Cross. 
B6. Fungous and Insect Pests——Four lectures and demonstra- 
tions on the occurrence of, and methods of combating the com- 
moner fungous and insect pests of garden and greenhouse plants. 
Mondays at 4 p. m., May 27-June 17. Dr. Olive, Mr. Free. 
By. Fall Garden Work.—Practical work with the outdoor bulb 
bed, harvesting of garden crops, indoor planting of bulbs, raising 
of plants indoors, the window box. Five lessons on Wednesday 
afternoons, from 4-5, October 2-30. Miss Shaw. 
B8. Pedagogy of Botany.—A brief discussion of the mental 
processes involved in learning and teaching science, and the funda- 
mental principles which underlie and point the way to laboratory 
and field work. Three successive Wednesday afternoons, from 
4-5, November 6-20. Dr. Gager. 
Bg. Genetics.—F our lectures on the problems of heredity, vari- 
ation and environment, and their bearing on education; illustrated 
by demonstration material obtained from plant-breeding experi- 
ments, and by lantern slides. Lecture subjects: Kinds and extent 
of variation in.plants and animals; How characters are inherited; 
Sex in plants and the methods of crossing; Human heredity. 
Tuesdays, from 4-5, November ie“Decemien IO. 1D ba ite. 
Brio. Woodwork.—The construction of simple garden appara- 
tus, such as window boxes, flats, sieves, tampers, dibbers, etc. 
Saturdays, 10-12, March 2-30 or ‘September 28-October 26. 
Mr. Stoll. 
Br. Practical Garden Work.—A summer’s work with children 
in the Botanic Garden under supervision. 
