6 DEFINITION OF BOTANY IN PUBLIC EXAMINATIONS 
The. description and dissection of commonly occurring 
flowering plants (technical descriptions will not be demanded). 
A general knowledge of the following natural orders:— 
Liliaceew, Ranunculacer, Crucifere, Umbellifera, Leguminose, 
Myrtacex, Rosacex, Composite, Gramines—with a special 
knowledge of at least one indigenous and one exotic typical 
member of each order. 
The candidate will be required to forward, before the date 
of examination, a certificate in the prescribed form that he has 
carried out satisfactorily a course of praétical work based on 
the above syllabus. 
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTRANCE. 
This syllabus is practically the same as the above, the only 
real difference being the omission of the section relating to 
soils. The omission of ‘‘The Struggle for Existence,’’ 
‘‘Trritability,’’ ‘‘Shapes of Leaves,’’ and the specified Natural 
Orders is apparent rather than real, for a study of these topics 
is necessarily implied in that of the other items enumerated. 
MATRICULATION. 
For Matriculation, Botany forms only half a subject, being 
included under the heading of Natural Science. 
In Natural Science two papers are set:— 
(a) A very general paper dealing broadly with Physics 
and Chemistry. 
(b) Any one of the following:— 
i. Elementary Home Science. 
ii. Elementary Hygiene and Physiology. 
iii. Elementary Zoology. 
iv. Elementary Botany. 
The Elementary Botany is practically the same as that for 
D Certificate, the only important omission being that of the 
section dealing with garden-soil. 
PHARMACY A. 
For this examination the syllabus is essentially the same as 
that for Public Service Entrance, except for the fact that no 
plant description is demanded. 
