12 Announcement of Botany and Forestry. 



tical, or oblique planes, at speeds which can be regulated 

 anywhere from .01 to 1,600 revolutions per minute. 



19. Investigations in Morphology. Professor SPALDING. 



The problems under investigation for several years past 

 have been such as are included under the general head 

 of experimental morphology, but with the practical work 

 conducted as far as possible on plants in their natural 

 habitat. Changes of structure and habit have been ob- 

 served and recorded and various species are kept under 

 observation with a view to collecting data with regard to 

 the causes of variability and the permanence of specific 

 characters. The works of De Vries, Vilmorin, Bailey, 

 Bonnier, Faivre, Carriere, and De Candolle are among 

 the most important for reference. 



21. Current Literature of Botany. One heur. Professors 



SPALDING and NEWCOMBE. 



Course 15 constitutes a journal club in which important 

 papers on botany are reviewed and discussed by the in- 

 structors and special students. Results of original work 

 are also reported from time to time, and occasional pa- 

 pers are presented by botanists from other institutions. 



SECOND SEMESTER. 



Investigations in physiology and morphology, and the work in 

 current literature of botany are continued from the ist semester; 

 or any of these subjects may begin in the 2d semester. For un- 

 dergraduates, this work is designated in courses as 



18. Investigations in Physiology. Professor NEWCOMBE. 



20. Investigations in Morphology. Professor SPALDING. 



22. Current Literature of Botany. One hour. Professors 



SPALDING and NEWCOMBE. 



DEGREES. 



The degree of Master of Science, or, at the choice of the can- 

 didate, Master of Arts, may be taken by a student who has re- 

 ceived a bachelor's degree and has completed one year of required 



