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gardeners and not botanists or other scientific specialists of garden 
pupils. 
The second year’s work only is now given each year, while the work 
of the third and fourth years is given alternately to two combined 
classes. 
Vacations are granted from July 1 to 15, and December 21 to January 
4, inclusive. 
By the further action of the Board of Trustees taken at its meeting of 
November 16th, 1894, the Director is authorized ‘to admit, in addition 
to those holding garden scholarships, as many suitably prepared garden 
pupils as can, in his judgment, be adequately taught without material in- 
crease in the cost of tuition, each pupil so admitted to be charged $25.00 
per year tuition, and to be entitled to the same certificate as a scholarship 
pupil on completion of the prescribed course and examinations.” 
In conformity with this action the Director is prepared to consider 
applications from persons desirous of entering the Garden next April as 
pupils without any of the scholarship grants or payments, and subject to the 
payment of a tuition fee of twenty-five dollars at the beginning of the 
class year, namely on or about the first of April, each year. Such candi- 
dates will be examined on the grammar school studies mentioned on 
page 28, as required of all scholarship pupils, and will be entitled to take 
such examinations at a distance from St. Louis in the manner indicated 
on page 28, if they so desire. Pupils of this class, as well as those hold- 
ing scholarships, will be received only with the understanding that they 
expect to complete the full course of four years, and in case a pupil is 
obliged for any reason to leave the Garden, he will not be entitled to a 
refund of any part of the tuition fee for the year. 
Applications for scholarships, or inquiries concerning admission to 
the Garden as pupils, are to be addressed as below, on or before the 
dates mentioned on page 28. If required, blanks will be mailed to per- 
sons who contemplate making application for scholarships. 
WILLIAM TRELEASE, Director, 
Missouri Botanical Garden, 
Sr. Louis, Mo. 
Most of the pupils first appointed were either too far 
advanced in practical gardening experience, or too anxious 
to enter upon the duties and responsibilities of life, to 
make good students, so that only one of those first appointed 
completed the course. Four others have since received the 
certificate given on completion of the course of study. 
While the number is yet too small to permit positive con- 
clusions to be drawn as to the usefulness of the course, it 
is gratifying to note that two of the pupils have gone to 
