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7. Write a botanical account of the specimen A, and draw 

 special attention to any structures which bear on its method 

 of pollination. 



' OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE SCHOOLS 

 EXAMINATION BOARD 



Elementary for Lower Certificates 



1. Describe briefly the functions of a foliage-leaf. 



2. Draw a diagram of a Potato, naming all the structures 

 observable. Give your reasons for deciding whether it is 

 a stem-structure or a root-structure. 



3. Explain clearly the difference in origin between the edible 

 portions of a Cherry and an Apple. 



4. Describe, with diagrams, the flower of the Buttercup. 



5. Describe, with examples, the various methods of seed- 

 dispersal with which you are acquainted. 



6. Explain why the growth of a plant is checked by trans- 

 planting it carelessly. 



7. Make a careful drawing of the specimen provided, naming 

 the parts. 



COLLEGE OF PRECEPTORS 



Certificate Examination, Christmas 191 i 

 Second Class 



1. Describe the specimens before you as fully as possible. 

 Make diagrams of the floral arrangements (not drawings of the 

 parts of the flowers). Refer the plants to their classes and 

 divisions (not orders), giving your reasons. 



2. Write down the characteristic features of the orders 

 Malvaceae and Primulaceae, and show how they differ in the 

 structure of the pistil. 



3. How does the Common differ from the Round-leaved 

 Mallow, and the Primrose from the Cowslip ? What is the 

 importance of these differences ? 



4. How are the different species of Buttercups adapted to 

 living in (a) the open meadow {Ranunculus bulbosus), (b) on 



