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5. Special Lectures and Conferences. — Saturdays. 



6. Assigned Readings and Reports. — Once a week. 



7b. Animal Friends and Foes in the Garden. — Advanced 

 course. Once a week for six weeks. 



io. Trips to Horticultural Exhibits, Nurseries, Private Places 

 and Other Gardens Under Guidance. — Once a month. 



14. Floriculture (continued).- — Once a week. 



16. Floral Decoration. — Once a month. 



18. Types of Gardens. — Once a week. 



19. Road and Walk Making; Use of Cement in Garden Struc- 

 tures. 



Fourth Quarter 



1. Garden and Greenhouse Practice (continued). 



4. Inspection of the Plantations and Plant Houses Under 

 Guidance (continued). — Once a month. 



5. Special Lectures and Conferences. — Saturdays. 



6. Assigned Readings and Reports. — Once a week. 



10. Trips to Horticultural Exhibits, Nurseries, Private Places 

 and Other Gardens Under Guidance. — Once a month. 

 16. Floral Decoration (continued).- — Once a month. 



20. Window Boxes, Hanging Baskets, Wardian Cases, etc. — 

 Once a week for six weeks. 



21. Greenhouse Construction. — Once a week for six weeks. 



22. Plant Forcing. — Once a week. 



Principles of Pruning. — Once a week for six weeks. 



For final certification one year's satisfactory experience will be 

 required, under direction, in an accepted commercial or private 

 garden. 



E. Consultation and Independent Investigation 



1. Consultation 



Consultation and advice, and the facilities of the laboratories, 

 library, and herbarium are freely at the service of members of the 

 Botanic Garden and others with special problems relating to plants 

 or plant products, especially in the following subjects : 



1. Plant diseases (phytopathology) and classification of fungi 

 (mycology). Dr. G. M. Reed. 



