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Caption: Course Catalog - 1896-1897
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LATIN 163 4. FORESTRY.—This course embraces a study of forest trees and their natural uses, their distribution, and their artificial production. The relations of forest and climate are studied, and the general topics of forestry legislation and economy are discussed. Lectures. Fall term, ttL>o-fifths study. Professor BURRILL. 5. LANDSCAPE GARDENING.—Ornamental and landscape gardening, with special reference to the beautifying of home surroundings. The subject is treated as a fine art, and will be illustrated. Fall term, threefifths study. Professor BURRILL and Mr. BLAIR. 6. ECONOMIC BOTANY.—See Botany 8 for description of this course (p. 137). Winter term, full study. Professor BURRILL. 7. VEGETABLE GARDENING.—Kitchen and market gardening, embracing a study of the following: Asparagus, beans, beet, brussells sprout, cabbage, cauliflower, and broccolli, celery, cress or pepper grass, cucumbers, egg plant, lettuce, mushroom, musk melon, onion, parsley, peas, pepper, pumpkin, radish, rhubarb, spinach, squash, sweet potato, tomato, and water melon; each studied with reference to the points enumerated under course 1, (a). Lectures, required readings, practical work. Spring term, ftill study. Mr, BLAIR. 8. FLORICULTURE.—The study and management of conservatory and house plants. Fall, winter, and spring terms, l-wo-fifths study. Mr. BLAIR. 9. PRACTICAL HORTICULTURE.—A course giving a practical training for those students intending to follow horticulture as a business. Fall, winter, and spring terms, tzuo-fifths study. (Six hours a week required). 10. Mr. BLAIR. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIONS AND THESIS WORK,—For graduates and advanced students. Fall, winter, and spring terms, two-fifths study. Professor BURRILL. [Courses 8 and 9 will not be offered for 1897-8.] ITALIAN 1. GRAMMAR AND READING.—Grandgent's Italian Grammar, reading of modern authors; Dante's Divina Commedia, outlines of Italian literature. Fall, winter, and spring terms, full study. Assistant Professor FAIRFIELD. LATIN 1. LIVY.—Selections from the XXI. and XXII. books. Latin composition based on the text. The main object of this course is to secure accuracy in pronunciation and facility in reading easy Latin. Fall term, full study. Professor BARTON.
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