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CARTER PRIZE 731 Etxxttx SPrijc for J$lorpi 0logtcal an Bescnpttbe 33ctam Define tlie following kinds of stem rhizome tuber corm bulb and mention plants where they respectively may be found Distinguish between epiphytes parasites and saprc- phytes and give plants as illustrations Define the following terms as applied to leaves phyllc taxis decussate equitant crenate bi pinnatifid lyrate pedate decompound ligule and phyllode and give plants as illustrations Distinguish between acropetal and cymose inflorescences and define and give plants as illustrations of the spadix corymb capitulum dichasium glomerule and fascicle Distinguish between the circular and imbricated forms of aestivation and define the following kinds valvate redu- plicate crumpled and plicate Define the terms anterior and posterior as applied to the position of the parts of thfe floral envelopes and illustrate by examples of Leguminous and Labiate plants Describe the plant before you in technical language and in the proper sequence of its organs and parts II Cla tfi'catten oi Pants Distinguish between artificial and natural systems of slassification and give illustrations demonstrating the advanfc- ages of natural systems Give the essential characters of the Gymnospermia and Cormophyta Distinguish between Ranunculacea3 and Rosacea Con- volvulacese and S01anacea3 Iridacea3 and Amaryllidaceae Grarninacese and Cyperacea3