lOS Examinatio7i of GardeJiers in DenmarJc. 



Harrison, which, I believe, was noticed in detail in this Ma- 

 gazine, when first brought before the public. Its appearance 

 exteriorly is very neat, but I was told that the plan does not 

 answer well in practice, owing to the difficulty of taking the 

 copper fastenings out of the bars, when repairs are necessary. 

 Here it was that Harrison (who was many years gardener at 

 Wortley) wrote his celebrated Treatise on Fruit Trees ; and, 

 knowing this, I, of course, expected to find the wall trees, if not 

 absolutely models of perfection, at least much superior to those 

 usually seen in gardens ; instead of this being the case, however, 

 I found some of the most unsightly and ill-managed specimens 

 of pruning and training that ever disgraced a gentleman's wall ; 

 so infinitely wide is the difiference between theory and practice. 



The gardens altogether appear to have been formerly neg- 

 lected ; but, under the able superintendence of Mr. Law, they 

 will doubtless be greatly improved. 



Herefordshire, Jan. 14. 1840. 



Art. II. The Examination of Gardeners in Denmaj-k. 

 By A. Weilbach. 



An examination for gardeners has been established in Den- 

 mark since the year 1811, an account of which is given by Mr. 

 Lindegaard, in the Gard. Mag. for 1828, p. 76. This system 

 of examination was in 1833 considerably altered, as will be seen 

 by the following statement. 



The examination is divided into two classes : I. for ordinary 

 gardeners ; and H. for artist-gardeners. 



I. The examination for ordinary gardeners consists in: 



a. A practical trial, by which the gardener is required to 

 show the necessary skill in the pruning and grafting of trees, 

 the knowledge of seeds of culinary vegetables, and the 

 quantity of each of these required to a certain piece of 

 ground ; and, lastly, the knowledge of the common fruits 

 and flowers. And, 



b. A theoretical trial, which is only verbal, and where the 

 gardeners are required to understand : 



1. The laying out and managing of a common kitchen- 

 garden ; under which are included the raising of seeds, 

 the management of hot-beds, and the culture of melons. 



2. The laying out and management of a stock-ground 

 and an orchard ; under which is included the training of 

 trees to walls. 



3. The culture of the common ornamental plants in the 

 open air, as well as in pots. 



