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might be termed the fundamental sci- 

 ence group. It inckides sucli sciences 

 as chemistry, physics, botany, geology 

 and zoology with numerous subdi- 

 visions of many of them. Under 

 chemistry it is usual to reciuire the 

 inorganic, organic and agricultural 

 branches — the latter relating largely to 

 the chemistry of soils and fertilizers. 

 The physics of the soil is studied as 

 well as the physics of sound, light and 

 electricity. Botany probably exceeds 

 any other of this group in value for the 

 horticultuiisl, iind is subdivided into a 

 polygenetic sluth of the plant king- 

 dom, taxonomy, physiology, bacteri- 

 ology, ecolfigy and pathologj'. A geo- 

 logical study of the earth gives much 

 information regarding the origin and 

 composition of the rocks and soils 

 forming its surface and the agencies — 

 atmospheric, aqueous, igneous and 

 organic — which supply the force to 

 perform the work involved in geo- 

 logical changes. General zoology is 

 interesting and valuable to the student 

 of horticulture, but entomology claims 

 his particular attention, special study 

 being bestowed upon the life history 

 and methods of control of those in- 

 sects which are of economic impor- 

 tance — those which attack fruit plants. 

 Group three comprises the teclinical 

 lines of study followed by the student 

 and in horticulture fall into three more 

 or less distinct divisions; pomology, or 

 fruit growing; olericulture, or vege- 

 table growing; floriculture, or flower 

 and ornamental plant growing. Many 



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schools include landscape gardening in 

 the horticultural courses and a few 

 continue to place forestry there, but 

 these seem likely to be raised to the 

 importance of separate departments as 

 rapidly as the number of students 

 calling for fheni will justify the 

 expense. 



Pomology is the most thoroughly 

 worked out of these divisions and will 

 be used to illustrate the order and 

 method of study followed. The propa- 

 gation of plants is frequently the first 

 of the technical studies and involves 

 knowledge pertaining to the produc- 

 tion of new individuals of known 

 variety by seedage, separation and 

 division, layerage, cuttage or graftage, 

 to use Professor Bailey's outline. Prac- 

 tical pomolog\- is the name given that 

 group of studies having to do with the 

 production of the fruit, including 

 choice and preparation of the site, lay- 

 ing out and planting the oichard, culti- 

 vation, spraying, pruning, thinning 

 and harvesting. In the past this side 

 of the work has been empasized to the 

 neglect of that which is known as com- 

 mercial pomology or the marketing of 

 the fruit grown. Commission house, 

 f.o.b. sales and association methods of 

 selling are now taught the student witli 

 considerable thoroughness. The third 

 subdivision, systematic pomology, deals 

 with the botany of the fruit plants and 

 with the description, nomenclature, 

 history and classification of the princi- 

 pal varieties of the various kinds of 

 fruits. 



Pomological plant breeding is usu- 

 ally a required study, as are also the 

 !i/orature of pomology, biograjjliies of 

 ^f1ed pomologists and a certain amount 

 m research work on i)roblcms of spe- 

 cial interest to the fruitgrower. The 

 course for those desiring to specialize 

 in vegetable or flower growing is (piite 

 similar in scope, but with these plants 

 substituted for the fruits and the con- 

 struction and management of green- 

 houses added. 



A graduate, having completed such a 

 course, is ready for the battle of life — 

 he has a large store of practical, eveiy- 

 day knowledge, and a foundation on 

 which he may later build a beautiful 

 structure in the way of a life rich in 

 the appreciation of the beautiful in art 

 and nature, of lasting benefit to his 

 state and of work glorified by a love 

 for it and for all growing things. 



A Typical Curriculum 



1-RESHM.\N YEAR 



First Semester 

 Piopagnlion of Plaiil.s. 

 Iiiiiinaiiic Chemistry. 

 I-;n;;lish (A)nipositioii. 

 liiitiiny (Lower Plant roinisl. 

 fleology. 



Second Semester 

 Fruit Growing (Piatlical Pomology). 

 Organic Cliemistry. 

 English Composition and Literature. 

 Botany (Flowering Plants). 



SOPHO.MOH1-: YEAR 



l-'irst Semester 

 Home Landscape Gardening. 

 Soils I Physics). 

 Agiicultural Chemistry, 

 lliflory. 

 Uolany (Plant Physiology). 



Second Semester 

 Vegetable Gardening. 

 Trigonometry and Surveying. 

 Economics. 

 Rolany (Plant Pathology). 



.Tl'NIOR YEAR 



First Semester 

 (lerman or French. 

 Systematic Pomology. 

 Botany (Plant Pathology). 

 IClective. 



Second Semester 

 Cierniau or I'reiuh. 

 ComnuMcial Pomology, 

 (leneral Zoology. 

 Elective. 



si:mor year 



First Semester 

 ('■crman or French. 

 ,\dvanced Pomology. 

 F.ntomology. 

 Elective. 



Second Semester 

 ('■ernian or I'rench (ScicnIilU- 1 . 

 Pomological Research. 

 Plant Breeding. 

 i;iective. 



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