PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
161 
TT. Sect. III.—Descriptive Botany. The Art of 
Deciding Plants Correctly in Scientifie Lan- 
Uo "fe xt ee ‘—Lindley’s School Botany 
; Oliver's alge in Elemen- 
s Theory and 
(Longinans) Oliver's 
ew т Ma useums (pamphlet) (JL, 
nl, three in 
à wo of fhe dod must be 
eseribed and e i their respective natural 
orders in E 
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at first 
The Examiner observes—" All candidates 
would Ho well t to handle living ы бабат, 
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XVI.—FronrevurrURE. 
айана Thinis Moore, за F.L.S, Botanic 
Gardens, Chelsea 
82. The candidates will be expected to answer 
ict oh any of the undermentioned sub- 
в. “The та тен of the different seasons, 
by cating those to be obtained пато, and those 
у artificial means, "Leaf Ва ds a 
the conditions 
b 84. Improvem pat a Races in Plants—how has it 
nma effected, a what means сап it be 
? ion, objeets and guiding 
а 
one ag of. onan neeessary to ensure fer- 
85. Жека, of Houses for Plant Culture. 
eg dvantage in Practical Floriculture, Bott 
iul » Va of in Plant Culture. Watering, the 
tonale of—what to avoid. 1 anures 
chat, ‘Budding ‚ Grafting, 
arching, how | pa nell and to what s ub- 
poss atia to increase 
ess of any race of Plants, and by what 
88. Text Books: :—Lindle "в Theor 
T Horticulture Longina "i моа B s Book of 
(16 Garden ‘wood Thompson's 
“ardener’s Assistant (Blackie d So. 
Amina ЫШ pnm roi зли 5 this ex- 
XVIL.—Frorr AND VEGETABLE ÜvLTURE. 
Examiner —Robert Hogg, Esq., LL.D. 
89. Sect. I it- Tree ure.—Kinds of 
Fruits adapted for various soils and exposures. 
The Propagation, Pruning, and Training of Fruit 
es The i of Fruit Trees, and their 
cultivation un h in and out of pots. 
The Theory of Бем and the principles that 
ought to те the Preservation of Fruits after 
SÉ of Fruit for transmission to great 
t. П.— Vegetable Culture, —The kinds and 
quantities of Vegetable Se ni 
К cropping gardens of given eine The 
г? the different kinds о etables and 
Sa i die he preparation of rn н, tie 
for rici heating. The Forcing of Vegetables 
and Salads. 
91. Seet. Ш.— al Subjects. 
Atmospheric Air, sigh t М нй Heat i їп каш» m 
to the эт cultivation — les, 
Man eir applicati The Diseases and 
Tics and Vegetables are 
Inseets to iih 
The Structure and 
subject, and their remedies. 
Functions "s a Organs of Plants, considered in 
their relation to growth and reproduction, The 
ction, Heating, and Ventilation of Garden 
Structures. 
92. Text Books :—Loudon’s vem — 
culturist; Johtison's Cottage 
(Bohn); Hogg's Frait Her nie tal 
second tize of 5 
first and second the of õla 
весопа р c о 
ure а le Culture, 
by the Society о of Arts to candidates taking се 
tificates of the first class, the propri ietors of the 
icle offer three additional prizes 
в in on 
a second-class nett. 
——— a 
tion of the Society of Arts are published | 
665, Vol. XIIL o f their eie published on 
ust 865. 
вх Ses э р rovide à more tfi- 
cient and widespread mes f bringing out the 
erti di in d nang d generation of gor 
deners than any system of examination which the 
neil would be able t to institu 
: eir а ery; 
lis or elsewhere by their examinations to 
р kin i hd have 
practical skill in perations, a ve 
decided to bestow diplomas, medals, and - 
cates on suceessft ndi t t, at 
presen 
least, such practical examinations ir be held 
t South Kensington or Chiswi 
кө lomas will be granted to "those who, 
having beén A indt by the Society of Arts, or 
other public body of examiners тес ised by the 
Ке ensuration, in bookkeeping, in practical 
on, in 
| geometry, in in botanical knowledge, in floriculture, 
