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Advanced Lectures in Botany. 
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON ADVANCED LECTURES 
IN BOTANY. 
R EFERENCE to the lectures organised by the Board of Studies 
in Botany has often been made in these pages. 
With the Session just concluded the three years’ course 
originally planned by the Board, but necessarily modified to some 
extent by various exigencies, has come to an end, and it may be of 
interest to record the courses that have been given. 
Session 1903—4. 
Mr. A. D. Hall. “ The Plant in Relation to the Soil in which 
it Grows.” (Chelsea Physic Garden). 
Dr. D. H. Scott, F.R.S. “The Lycopsida.” (University 
College). 
Professor J. Reynolds Green, F.R.S. “Plant-Metabolism.” 
(Chelsea Physic Garden). 
Session 1904—5. 
Sir W. T. Thiselton Dyer, F.R.S. “Problems of Modern 
Botany.” (Chelsea Physic Garden). 
Mr. W. G. Freeman. “Current Work in Economic Botany.” 1 
(Chelsea Physic Garden). 
Mr. V. H. Blackman. “The Ascomycetes, especially in Relation 
to the typical fructification.” (University College). 
Dr. F. F. Blackman. “ The C0 2 -economy of Plants.” 
(University College). 
Dr. A. B. Rendle. “ The Tubiflone.” (Chelsea Physic Garden). 
Session 1905—0. 
Mr. W. Bateson, F.R.S. “The Factsof Heredity.” (University 
College). 
Professor F. W. Oliver, F.R.S. “ The Origin of Gymnosperms.” 
(University College). 
Professor J. B. Farmer, F.R.S. “The Bryophyta.” (Chelsea 
Physic Garden). 
When it is considered that practically all these courses have 
been largely based on the researches of the lecturers it will be 
admitted that their extraordinarily wide range speaks highly for the 
width and vitality of botanical investigation in England. London 
botanists highly appreciate the kindness and the trouble taken by 
the two lecturers from Cambridge, Mr. Bateson and Dr. Blackman, 
1 The substance of these lectures has been appearing in the pages 
of this Journal. 
