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and Causes of Variation, Mendelism, Biometry, Principles and 

 Technique of Plant Breeding. This course is open to students of 

 college rank with a knowledge of the elements of physics, chem- 

 istry, geology, botany, and zoology. The work is primarily in- 

 tended for students in pure science, and for agricultural or horti- 



for various professional 



fitting themselves 



cultural students 

 activities in these particular fields. Three lectures and two labora- 

 tory periods a week. lOO credit hours of work. Hours to be 



arranged 



Dr. White. 



E3. Phytogeography. — A course dealing w^ith plant distribu- 

 tion over the earth. Prerequisites are courses in plant ecology 

 and geology, and a good general knowledge of climatology and 

 systematic botany. 50 credit hours of work. Plours to be ar- 



ranged. 



Mr. Taylor. 



E4. Systematic Botany.^Cohecting, identifying and classi- 

 fying the higher plants. Studies in the outdoor collections, the 

 conservatories, and the herbarium. Hours to be arranged. 



Dr. Gunderson. 



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E5. Seminar and Journal Club. 



-Irregular meetings of the 



Garden Staff and advanced students, for the discussion of funda- 



mental problems of botany or of general biology, and for the 



review of current botanical literature. Open to others on Invi- 

 tation. 



Graduate Study and Botanical Research^ 



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E6. Research in Mycology and Plant Pathology. — Independ- 

 ent investigation of problems In fungi and fungous diseases of 



Dr. Reed. 



—Independent investigation 



plants. 



E7. Research in Plant Genetics. 



of problems of variation and heredity, including that phase of 

 cytology having a direct bearing on the subject matter of genetics, 



^ ■ Dr. White. 



* Courses of graduate rank offered by the Botanic Garden, when ap- 

 proved by the Faculty of the Graduate School of New York University, 

 are listed as courses in the Graduate School, and are given the same credit 

 as other graduate courses. Properly quahfied students who take these 



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courses may present them in satisfaction of the requirements for ad- 

 vanced degrees given by the University. Graduate credit has also been 

 allowed elsewhere for such advanced work done at the Garden. 



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