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and Causes of Variation, Mendelism, Biometry, Principles and 
Technique of Plant Breeding. This course is open to college stu- 
dents with a knowledge of the elements of physics, chemistry, 
geology, botany, and zoology. The work is primarily intended 
for students in pure science, and for agricultural or horticultural 
students fitting themselves for various professional activities in 
these particular fields. Three lectures and two laboratory periods 
aweek. 100 credit hours of work. Hours to be arranged. 
Dr. White. 
24. PuytocrocrapHy. A course dealing with plant distribu- 
tion over the earth. Prerequisites are courses in plant ecology, 
geology, and a good general knowledge of climatology and sys- 
tematic botany. 50 credit hours of work. Hours to be arranged. 
Mr. Taylor. 
Department of Graduate Study and Research 
25. SEMINAR: A biweekly meeting of the Garden Staff and 
advanced students for the discussion of fundamental problems of 
botany, or of general biology. Open to others on invitation. 
Topic for 1913-1914, Heredity and Plant Breeding. Alternate 
Mondays at four o’clock. 
26. JOURNAL CLuB: A biweekly meeting of the Garden Staff 
and advanced students for the review and discussion of current 
botanical literature. Open to others on invitation. Alternate 
Mondays, on weeks alternating with the seminar, at four o’clock. 
The following research courses are open only to properly ac- 
credited college graduates. 
27. RESEARCH IN PLANT PuysioLocy: Independent investiga- 
tion of problems of plant metabolism and irritability. Thesis. 
Dr. Gager. 
28. RESEARCH IN Mycotocy AnD PLAnt Patuotocy: Indepen- 
dent investigation of problems in fungi and fungous diseases of 
plants. Dr. Olive. 
29. RESEARCH IN PLANT GENETICS: Independent investigation 
of problems of variation and heredity, including that phase of 
cytology having a direct bearing on the subject matter of genetics. 
Dr. White. 
