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erally  than  it  had  hitherto  been.  They  recommended  that  the 
garden  should  be  opened  weekly  on  Fridays  between  9  and  1 1  in 
the  morning,  dating  from  the  third  of  July  of  that  year,  "  to  all 
such  Medical  Students  as  were  pupils  to  the  established  Professors 
and  Tutors  in  the  Metropolis  in  Medicine,  Chemistry,  Materia  Med- 
ica, or  Botany."  This  was  accordingly  done,  and  a  ticket  of  admis- 
sion was  issued  to  every  metropolitan  medical  student  who  brought 
a  letter  of  recommendation  from  his  teacher.  More  than  100  pupils 
having  taken  advantage  of  the  facilities  offered  to  them  by  the 
Society,  the  Garden  Committee  in  December  of  the  same  year  pre- 
sented a  further  report  to  the  "  Master,  Wardens,  and  Assistants  of 
the  Society  of  Apothecaries  "  embodying  the  following  recommen. 
dations : — 
"  That  the  Garden  be  open  every  Wednesday  during  the  months 
of  May,  June,  July,  August,  and  September,  from  9  o'clock  in  the 
morning  until  12  at  noon,  and  that  admission  be  given  to  all  such 
medical  students  as  are  pupils  to  the  established  professors  and  lec- 
turers in  the  metropolis,  whether  in  Medicine,  Chemistry,  Materia 
Medica,  or  Botany,  and  also  to  the  Apprentices  of  the  several  Mem- 
bers of  the  Society. 
"  That  there  be  every  week  a  demonstration  of  all  the  plants 
contained  in  the  Materia  Medica  department  of  the  Garden,  and  of 
such  other  plants  as  the  Demonstrator  may  think  proper.  Such 
demonstration  to  commence  at  10  o'clock  punctually,  and  that 
after  such  demonstration  is  finished  there  be  a  lecture  delivered  by 
the  Demonstrator  in  some  part  of  the  building  attached  to  the  Gar- 
den, upon  one  or  more  of  the  following  subjects,  so  as  to  form 
during  each  summer  season  a  regular  Course  of  Botanic  Study, 
namely, — 
"  (1)  The  different  systems  of  Botany,  both  natural  and  artificial, 
particularly  those  of  Linnaeus  and  Jussieu. 
"  (2)  The  Structure  and  Growth  of  Plants. 
"  (3)  The  different  parts  of  Plants,  with  their  description  and  uses 
in  the  process  of  Vegetation. 
"  (4)  The  natural  and  chemical  analysis  of  vegetable  matter. 
"  (5)  The  medicinal  uses  of  the  most  important  articles  in  the 
Materia  Medica,  with  observations  on  the  best  modes  of  preparing 
them.  These  remarks  may  be  made  either  at  the  lectures  or  at  the 
demonstrations,  at  the  discretion  of  the  lecturer. 
