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lings, buds, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. Special 
lectures were given each week by Dr. Britton and members 
of the scientific staff of the Garden, and special demon- 
strations were held each week, including moving of trees, 
preparation of leaf mould, and building of paths and roads. 
For the spring quarter, commencing on April 14, with 
ten students registered, the greenhouse practice, in con- 
tinuation of the previous work, was cut to one morning 
weekly. A course in vegetable gardening occupying two 
mornings weekly, was given by Mr. John Finley, Foreman 
Gardener, one area south of the Nursery being devoted to 
such crops as corn, potatoes, beans, cabbage, celery, kale, 
Brussels sprouts, pumpkins, and the like, while about 15 
small individual gardens, adapted to backyard or kitchen 
gardens, were installed on the school garden area, devoted 
to radishes, onions, beets, Swiss chard, parsley, carrots, 
turnips, salsify, lettuce and spinach. ‘Two mornings weekly 
were taken up with the theory and practice of flower 
gardening under my supervision, carried out chiefly in the 
flower beds near conservatory range I, and in the special 
collections of iris, gladiolus, dahlias and herbaceous 
grounds. The seedlings and bedding plants were trans- 
planted, chrysanthemums planted, and gladiolus bulbs and 
other collections installed. 
Two afternoons were devoted to garden botany, given 
by Mr. George V. Nash, Head Gardener, and myself, 
treating the early flowering trees, shrubs, and herbaceous 
plants of our collections, studying the kinds, their adaptions 
and conditions favorable to growth. Dr. E. B. Southwick, 
Custodian of the Herbaceous Grounds, gave a course in 
garden zoology, taking up one afternoon a week, devoted 
to a study of insects and animals encountered in horti- 
cultural work. Mr. A. J. Corbett, Superintendent of 
Buildings and Grounds, gave a course in garden carpentry, 
including the use of tools, the making of handy equipment, 
rustic benches, and other things for garden uses. 
For the summer quarter, commencing July 7, with 18 
