MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN BULLETIN 99 
15. CoMMERCIAL FLorRICULTURE. Culture of roses, carna- 
tions, chrysanthemums, violets, orchids, sweet peas, bulbs, 
ferns, palms, and other decorative and flowering plants. Mar- 
keting, packing, shipping, designing. April to June. (Pring) 
16. Puantine Design. Study of harmony of color, form, 
foliage, ete., in plants for outdoor use; analysis of designs. 
Practice in planting design for various locations and purposes, 
for private estates, parks, city streets, flower gardens, ete. 
October to April. (Noyes) 
17. GARDEN ARCHITECTURE. Lectures on architectural 
styles and design. Practice in design of garden furniture, 
pergolas, arbors, summer houses, gates, entrances, ete. April 
to June. (Noyes) 
18. Tuesis. During the second year the student will 
choose or be assigned some definite problem leading out of 
the courses given, and in the third year he will be expected to 
pursue this topic with the intention of presenting a thesis 
covering the work done. October to June. 
OUTLINE OF MORNING WORK 
OUTDOOR 
Rose Garden.—Study of types, such as teas, hybrid teas, 
hybrid perpetuals, climbers, rugosas, polyanthas, ete. Methods 
of propagation, including cuttings, grafting, layering, and 
budding. ‘Testing of varieties as to their adaptability to out- 
door culture. Rose breeding. Diseases and insects and their 
control. General cultivation, planting and pruning. 
Arboretum.—Practice in tree surgery. Correct pruning of 
trees. Planting and root pruning. Tree moving. General 
cultivation. Practical methods of spraying; spraying ma- 
chinery. 
Medicinal Garden.—Study of medicinal plants with special 
reference to commonly known types. 
Vegetable Garden.—Winter forcing of vegetables. Raising 
vegetables for spring planting. Frame culture. Outdoor eul- 
ture and general cultivation. The use of different types of 
cultivators. Various irrigation systems. 
Nursery.—Various systems of nursery practice, including 
work with perennials, trees, and shrubs. Methods of propa- 
gation, seed stratification, and sowing; softwood and hard- 
wood cuttings, layering, grafting, and budding. Cultivation. 
