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3. Specify the substances in the plant into the composition of which 
nitrogen enters, and explain their functions. 
4. Explain briefly : — Embryo, stamen, fxalbuminous seed, panicle, sapro- 
phyte, and prothallus. 
.5. Describe the different stages in the life of the mildew of wheat. 
6. What methods other than by seed are there for propagating plants ? 
7. Why is bone dust a better manure than sea sand ? 
8. What is the fodder value of dogstail, rib grass, cocksfoot, yarrow, birds’- 
foot trefoil, and timothy ? And give the reasons for your estimate. 
0. Give the characteristics of the Natural Order Leguminos®, and specify 
ten species of the Order used in British i^griculture. 
10. Name and describe in systematic order the plants marked A and B. 
EXAMINATION IN GEOLOGY. 
Maximum Numbee of Masks, 100. Pass Numbbe, 50. 
Saturday, May \Uh,from 10 a.m. till \ p.m. 
1. What geological effects result from the action of mom, ice, and frost 1 
Refer to examples in detail. 
2. From what are lime and iron respectively derived ? In mentioning 
examples, state the formations and localities, and the methods of production. 
3. Explain, with diagrams, the conditions under which a large and lasting 
supply of good water may generally be obtained. Compare the present water 
supplies of London and Glasgow. 
4. Describe quartz, felspar, and calcite, giving their composition and 
mineral characters ; .and mention the parts they play in rocks and strata. 
5. What fossil plants are usually found in the British Islands, and in what 
formations ? 
6. Describe, or show by an outline-map, the distribution of either the 
Tertiary Formations in England, or the Old Red Sandstone in Scotland. 
Mention the chief fossils of the groups of strata that you particularly refer to. 
7. Write a brief essay on the Physical Geography and Geology of any one 
of the large counties in Great Britain and Ireland. Give one or more sketches 
or diagrams in illustration. 
8. Enumerate the chief kinds of huildiny and decorative stones obtained 
and used in the British Islands. Give some particulais as to the localities 
where, and the processes by which, they are obtained and prepared for use. 
9. Compare the economic products obtained from the Earth in the counties 
of Devon, Cambridge, and Northumberland ; and mention the Formations from 
which they are procured. 
10. Describe the range of the best pastoral and the best arable lands in 
England, both as to physical features and geological constitution ; subdividing 
each of the two kinds of land according to their fitness for various farming 
purposes. 
11. Explain the terms volcanic, y'lutonic, sedimentary, metamorphic, and 
crystalline, as applied to rocks. Assign granite, rhyolite, quartzite, coal, and 
flint to one or more of these classes, and give your reasons for so doing. 
12. Name and describe four of the Specimens on the Table. 
EXAMINATION IN ANATOMY AND ANIMAL PHYSIOLOGY. 
Maximum Numbee op Maeks, lOO. Pass Numbee, 50. 
Saturday, May Hth,from ^p.m. till \ p.ni. 
1. Describe the manner in which the several animals of the farm coUcct 
and masticate their food, and in the act of deglutition say where involuntary 
action commences and ends. 
