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D. Course for the Training of Gardeners 



The following course for the training of gardeners is planned 

 to meet the needs of students of the Federal Board for Vocational 

 Education, but is open to all who meet the necessary requirements. 



Requirements : 



Age. — At least 18. 



Personality. — To be satisfactory to Botanic Garden authorities. 



Education. — Schooling through at least the first two years of 

 high school, or its equivalent in experience and general intelli- 

 gence, to be decided by personal conference. 



Enrolment. — Students may, for the present, enter the course at 

 any time. 



Continuation. — Students who give evidence that they are not 

 likely to succeed in gardening will not be allowed to continue the 

 course. 



Vacations. — Four weeks distributed throughout the year. 



First Year 



First Quarter 



I. Garden and Greenhouse Practice. — Five days a week; hours 

 9-12, 1-2 : 30. 



Care of tools, care of cold frames, making a hotbed, seed sow- 

 ing, transplanting, lawn making, hoeing and cultivating, spraying 

 for insect and fungous pests, watering, winter protection of plants, 

 manuring, harvesting and storing, staking and tying, supports for 

 climbing plants, pruning, and repair of trees, propagation by seeds, 

 cuttings, layers, budding and grafting ; care of rock garden, peren- 

 nial garden, bedding plants, aquatic garden, wild garden; making 

 up window boxes and hanging baskets; transplanting trees and 

 shrubs, etc. 



Greenhouse. — Watering, ventilating, shading, cleaning plants of 

 insect pests, potting, heating, practice with special crops, orchids 

 (planting and general care) ; chrysanthemums (potting and gen- 

 eral care) ; ferns, palms, Primula, Cyclamen, etc. 



2a. Elementary Botany. — Plant structure and function. Twice 

 a week. 



