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And means are afforded for practical instruction during 

 winter and summer in the following subjects : Practical 

 Chemistry, under the superintendence of Prof. Crum 

 Brown ; Practical Physiology, under the superintendence 

 of Prof. Rutherford ; work in Physical Laboratory, 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 

 Bandaging and Surgical Appliances, under the superin- 

 tendence of Prof. Chiene ; work in Mineralogicai and 

 Geological Laboratory and Museum, under the superin- 

 tendence of Prof. Geikie. In the summer Practical 

 Botany, by Prof. Dickson ; Vegetable Histology, by Prof. 

 Dickson ; Practical Natural History, by Prof. Ewart. 



In the Watt Institution and School of Arts provision is 

 made for the instruction of classes in Chemistry Theore- 

 tical and Practical, Natural Philosophy, Mathematics, 

 Arithmetic, Engineering, Architectural, Mechanical, Geo- 

 metrical, and Machine Drawing, Sanitation, English 

 Language and Literature, History, Animal Physiology, 

 French, German, Agriculture, Botany, Geology, 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. 



