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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 eqidence that they are not 
likely to succeed in gardening will not be allowed to continue the 
course. 
eeks distributed throughout the year. 

First Year 
First Quarter 
1. Garden and Greenhouse Practice.—T’ive days a week; hours 
Q-I2, I-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, oer ing, 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. 
3. Soils and Fertilizers.—Once a week. 
4. Inspection of the Plantations and Plant Houses Under 
Guidance.—-Study of plant materials. Once a week. 
5. Special Lectures and Conferences.—Saturdays. 
6. Assigned Readings and Reports.—Once a week. 
