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of Instruction at the Hostel ; elderly com- 

 panions of spinster ladies and others thought 

 they were eminently qualified to dig and 

 to hoe, as well as other women equally 

 unsuitable ; but in the process of time 

 these have been eliminated, and now the 

 qualifications possessed by the prospec- 

 tive student are clearly defined and set 

 forth. 



When the girl, or woman, has quite de- The training 

 finitely decided that she wishes to become a n 

 gardener, and later on to take up a special 

 branch, which is likely, under given condi- 

 tions, to offer the best chance of an income, 

 she w r ill naturally seek to enter one of the 

 two institutions where women can be syste- 

 matically trained for tfyis purpose. I allude, 

 of course, to the Lady Warwick Hostel, 

 Reading, and the Swanley Horticultural 

 College. There was a difference in the 

 fees - - 65 covering board, residence, 

 and instruction at the former for cubicle 

 accommodation, whilst at the latter /8o is 



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