26° MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN. 
dener. In November, 1890, the following second announce- 
ment was issued :— 
In accordance with the intention of its honored Founder, the Trustees 
of the Garden propose to provide adequate theoretical and practical in- 
struction for young men desirous of becoming gardeners. It is not in- 
tended at present that many persons shall be trained at the same time, 
nor that the instruction so planned shall duplicate the excellent courses 
in agriculture now offered by the numerous State Colleges of the country, 
but that it shall be quite distinct and limited to what is thought to be 
necessary for training practical gardeners, 
To this end, the following resolution was adopted by the Trustees, at 
a meeting held on the 19th of November, 1889:— 
** Resolved, That there be established the number of six scholarships 
for garden pupils of the Missouri Botanical Garden, to be available on 
and after April 1, 1890, such scholarships to be awarded by the Director 
of the Garden on the results of competitive examination, except as here- 
inafter provided, to young men between the ages of 14 and 20 years, of. 
good character and possessing at least a good elementary English edu- 
cation; each scholarship to grant such privileges and be subject to such 
conditions as are provided below or may subsequently be provided by 
the Trustees of the Garden. 
**Until otherwise ordered, two such scholarships shall be reserved for 
candidates to be named by the State Horticultural Society of Missouri, 
and the Florists’ Club of St. Louis, respectively; provided, that such 
candidates shall be given scholarships only after passing satisfactory 
preliminary examinations, and shall be subject after appointment to all 
tests and regulations prescribed for other candidates and pupils, and 
that if the names of such candidates are not presented by the societies 
designated, within sixty days after such action is requested by the Di- 
rector, the vacancies may be filled by him on competitive examination, as 
in other cases, 
-“ Each scholarship so conferred, may be held by the original recipient 
for a period not exceeding sixyears, subject to the following conditions :— 
“Each garden pupil shall be required to lead a Strictly upright life, 
and shall be courteous and willing in the performance of all duties pre- 
scribed for him. He shall devote his entire time and energy to the la- 
bor and studies prescribed for him, except that from time to time he may 
be granted leave of absence to visit his home or for other good reason, 
at the discretion of the Director, provided that the aggregate of such ab- 
sences in any calendar year shall not exceed thirty days. He shall also 
show such ability in his work and studies as to satisfy the Director 
that it is advantageous for the scholarship to be held by him; and from 
time to time he may be subject to both theoretical and practical exam- 
‘nations, or may be given special tasks calculated to test his knowledge 
or resources, Failure to meet the requirements in any one of these re- 
spects, making due allowance for extenuating circumstances, shall for- 
