Elementary.—The study of the typical flowering plant; the form and function of the plant organs and the variations which adapt them to special conditions; the inflorescence; the pollination and fertilisation of flowers, fruits and seeds; germination; the nutrition, respiration and growth of plants; the movements exhibited by plants; the outlines of the cellular structure of plants; elements of plant classification, with special reference to some of the more important British natural orders.
Stage II. (Covering the Inter-Science Syllabus)
Advanced.—More advanced work in the subjects taken in the elementary course. Study of typical members of the larger sub-divisions of the plant world (pinus, picra, selaginella, aspidium, funaria, pellia, fucus, spirogyra, hæmatococcus, agaricus, eurotium, puccinia, parmelia, collema, pythium, mucor, saccharomyces), and of additional natural orders to those taken in Stage I.; plant œcology.
In the practical class specimens are examined and described, microscopic preparations made, and a few of the simpler experiments illustrative of physiological processes are carried out.
Two or three museum visits are arranged during the session. These classes should prove useful and interesting to those engaged in horticulture and the allied callings.
GARDENING, 2s. 6d. PER COURSE
Lecturer: Chas. H. Curtis, F.R.H.S.
Tuesdays, 7.45–9.15
SYLLABUS
Introduction.—Need for better methods. How to plant.