Learn botany at the Arnold Arboretum in Jamaica Plain from dedicated instructor and plant nomenclature specialist Kanchi Gandhi. Among the topics to be explored: plant cells and tissues, anatomy and morphology, reproduction, nutrition, growth and development, plant diversity, evolution, classification, and nomenclature. This course, offering both lecture and laboratory activities, introduces botany to new students or serves as a refresher course. Required text: Botany for Gardeners by Brian Capon. Contact the Arboretum’s bookstore (617.384.5209) for book availability. Course is co-sponsored by the New England Wild Flower Society, and will be held Tuesdays, September 21 – November 9, from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  To register, log on to www.arboretum.harvard.edu, or www.newfs.org.
Fee $225 Arboretum or NEWFS member, $270 nonmember