SPECIMEN EXAMINATION PAPERS 215 



IV. 



1. Explain to your gardener on paper 



(a) Your method of growing Ten Week Stocks or Asters. 

 (^) Of striking Rose cuttings. 



(c) Of budding a Marshal Niel Rose on a Dog Briar. 



(d) Of layering a Carnation. 



2. Describe the process of grafting, and state, the benefits 

 to be derived from it. 



3. What should you expect to find in a well-furnished potting 

 shed? 



4. Put down lists of herbaceous plants or bulbs such as 

 would furnish a small herbaceous border with plants in bloom 

 between March and June, giving 



(a) Six varieties each of white, red, and yellow plants. 

 (^) Three varieties of blue and pink. 

 (c) A few of most suitable edging plants. 



5. Sketch a plan of your border showing how you would 

 distribute your plants. 



6. How should you set to work to make and use a hot-bed 

 for spring propagating? 



7. Describe your method of pruning Banksian Roses, and 

 Clematis Montana, so as to ensure their bloom. 



8. Write down a list of the best known British Ferns. 



