Description of Courses Department of Botany

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DESCRIPTION OF COURSES

DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY

N. C. HART, M.A., Professor MARGARET A. McINTOSH, M.A., Instructor HELEN B. BERDAN, B.A., Demonstrator A. R. MATTHEWS, Student Assistant MARGARET STRANG, Student Assistant DOUGLAS J. GOODGE, Technician

Students taking work in this department will be required to make a deposit of five dollars with tJ1e Bursar to cover supplies and breakages. A refund of any surplus will be made at the end of the college year.

10. Introductory Botany for General Course students; a course dealing with the general principles of Botany. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week: 4 credits. Prerequisite: Complete College Entrance Requirements. Text·book: Bergen and Caldwell. I n/roduction 10 Bolony. References: Kerner and Oliver, NtJlu'tJl History of Plants. Gager, FundtJm.nltJis of Bolony. Cavers, PltJnl Biology. Ganong, The Lilling PltJnl. Ganong, A Te"t Book of BottJny for Colleges. Martin, Botany with Agricultu,ul Applications.

lla. Elementary Botany for Medical students; a course dealing with the general principles of Botany. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week; 2 credits. Prerequisite: Complete College Entrance Requirements.

Text-book and References: See Botany 10.

20. Plant Ecology and Physiology for General Course students; a course dealing with the relationship between plants and their surroundings, and with some of the functions of the organs of plants. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week; 4 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 10.

Text-book: Coulter, Barnes and Cowles, T."I-book of BoltJny, Vols. I and II. Reference: See Botany 301 and 401.

30. Cryptogamic Botany for General Course students; a course dealing with the Algae, Fungi, Mosses and Ferns. FACULTY OF ARTS 1925-26 73

2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week; ·4 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 20. Text-book: Coulter. Barnes and Cowles. Text-book of Botany. Vol. [. References: Strasburger, Text-book of Botany. Duggar, Fungous Diseases of Plants. Grout, Mosses. Campbell, Mosses and Ferns. Marshall, Mosses and Lichens. Harshberger, A Text-book of Mycology and Plant Pathology. 40. PhanerogamicBotany for General Course students; a course dealing with the morphology, classification, and anatomy of selected groups of the Seed Plants. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week; 4 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 30. Text-books: Coulter, Barnes and Cowles. Text-book of Botany, Vol. I. Strasburger, Text-book of Botany. References : Coulter, Morphology of Gymnosperms. Coulter, Morphology of Angiosperms. Gray, New Manual of Botany. Button and Brown, Illustrated Flora of Northern United States and Canada. Stevens, Plant Anatomy. Honour Courses 100. Introductory Botany for Honour Biology, Honour Science, and B.A., M.D. students; a course dealing with the general principles of Botany illustrated by selections from the whole plant kingdom. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week: 2 credits. Prerequisites: Full Entrance Requirements for the Honour Biology, Honour Science, or B.A., M.D. courses.

Text-book: Gager, Fundamentals of Botany. References: Bergen and Davis, Principles of Botany. Kerner and Oliver, Natural Hislory of Plants. Coulter, Barnes and Cowles. Text-book of Botany. Strasburger. Text-book of Botany. Ganong, The Li.ing Plant. Bower, Botany of the Living Plant. Ganong, A Text-book of Botany for Colleges. 200. Phanerogamic Botany for students in the Honour Biology, Honour Science and B.A., M.D. courses; a course dealing with the evolution, external morphology and anatomy ofjthe Spermatophyta. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours per week' 27-'2 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 100 and Zoology 100.

Text-books: Coulter, Barnes and Cowles, Text-book of Botany. Gray, New Manual of Botany. References: Coulter, MorPhology of Gymnosperms. Morphology of Angiosperms. Strasburger, Text-book of Botany. Goebel, Organography of Plants. Chamberlain, The Li.ing Cycads. Scott. Structural Botany. Stevens, Plant Analomy. 74 UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO

300. Cryptogamic Botany for students in Honour Biology, Honour Science and the B.A., M.D. courses; a course dealing with the morphology, classification and evolution of the Algae, Mosses and Ferns. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours per week: 231 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 200 and Zoology 200. Text-books: Coulter. Barnes and Cowles. Text-book 0/ Bolany. Strasburger. Texl-book 0/ Bolany. References: Campbell. Mosses and Ferns. Bower. Origin 0/ a Land Flora. Tilden. Minnesota Algae-Myxophyceae. Setchel and Gardner. Algae 0/ Ihe Pacific Coasl. Collins. Fresh water Algae oj Norlh America. Marshall. Mosses and Lichens.

301. Ecology and Taxonomy for Honour Biology and Honour Science students; a course dealing with the principles of ecology, and the classification of the Spermatophyta. 2 lectures and 4 laboratory hours per week: 231 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 200, Zoology 200, Botany 305. Text-books: Gray. New Manual 0/ Botany. Coulter. Barnes and Cowles. Text-book 0/ Bolany. Vol. II. References: Britton and Brown. Illustrated Flora. Bailey• Cyclopedia 0/ H orticullur•• Engler and Prantl. Pflanzen/amilien. Warming. Oecology 0/ Plants. Schimper. Planl Geography. Reports of Special Investigations.

305. Phanerogamic Collection for students in Honour Biology and Honour Science; before entering on course 301, students shall make a collection of at least one hundred Sper matophytes. Particulars on application to the head of the . Department. A maximum of 2 credits will be allowed. Text-book: Gray. New Manual oj Bolany. References: See 301 above. 400. Historical Biology. See Zoology 400.

401. Plant Physiology for students in Honour Biology and Honour Science; a course dealing with the physiology of plants. 2 lectures and 6 laboratory hours per week: 231 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 300 or 301 and Zoology 300. Text-book: Livingston. Pallodin's Plonl Physialogy. References: Jost. Plant Physiology. pfeffer. Physiology 0/ Plants. MacDougall. Plant Physiology. Detmer-Moor. Practical Planl Physiology. Clements. Plant Physiology and Ecology. Green. Vegetable Physiology. Sorauer. A Treatise a .. the Physialogy 0/ Plants. Reports of Special Investigations. FACULTY OF ARTS 1925-26 75

402a. Phytopathology and Mycology for Honour Biology and Honour Science students; a course dealing with plant diseases and the classification, morphology and structure of fungi. 1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours per week: 2 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 300, Zoology 300 and Botany 405.

Text-books: Coulter, Barnes and Cowles, Te"t-book of Bota .. y. Dugger, Fu.. gous Diseases of Pla.. ts. References: Marshall, The MushToom Book. Atkinson, MushTooms and Toadstools. Harshberger, Mycology a ..d Plant Pathology. McIlvaine and Macadam, 0 ... Thousand Am.,.i&a .. F ....'i. Uster, Mycetozoa. Bulletins and Reports of Special Investigations.

402b. Bacteria, Yeasts and Molds: a course dealing with the culture, classification and life histories of selected groups of fungi. 1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours per week: 2 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 402a.

Text-books: Jordan, Ge...,.al Bacteriology. Conn, Bacteria, Yeasts a ..d Molds. References: Smith, Bacterial Diseases of Pla.. ts. Fred, Soil Bacteriology.

403a. Cytology and Histology for Honour Biology students; a course dealing with the cytology and anatomy of the Pteri dophyta and Spermatophyta. 1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours per week: 2 credits. Prerequisites: Botany 300, Zoology 300.

Text-books: Strasburger, Te"t..1Jook of Bota .. y. Jeffery, A ..atomy of Woody Pla.. ts. References: Sharp, A .. I ..troductio .. to Cytology. Stevens, Pla.. t Anatomy. Scott, Structural Bolany. Goebel, Organography of Plants. Haberlandt, Physiological Pla.. t A "atomy. Reports of Special Investigations.

403b. Advanced Cytology and Histology: a continuation of 403a, including the technique in connection with the pre paration of materials for cytological and histological studies. 1 lecture and 6 laboratory hours per week: 2 credits. Prerequisite: Botany 403a. Text-book: Chamberlain, M.thods in Plant Histo1ogy.