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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
(June 15, 1895. 
THE PeoPLEs PALACE HORTICULTURAL 
Society.—The summer exhibition of this Society, 
announced for July 11 and two following days, will 
now be held o 
possible of the members of the Society, and it will 
accordingly take place at five o’clock. The visit 
will be in every respect a friendly and sympathetic 
one; and it is the desire of their Royal Highnesses 
there should b nothing in of a So 
88 1 is their ſurther desire that the members 
of the e ittee be pre esented to the distinguished 
vetoing 
on the evening of the 8th inst. at 
ES, who too 
was delivered 
pr 
in a conversational style, deli- 
cesses of culture and m 
2 special steamboat has been chartered to take the 
mpany from London Bridge at half-past 2 o’clock, 
2 a very large party is expected. 
di | THE NATURAL History OF PLANTS.” 
us. The section on the Genesis of New pata 
as a result of crossing, is particularly a worth 
reading now, when there is a tendency to under- 
estimate the importance of e as a factor 
in evolut No am 
Pere 
is befor 
emaining classes are left w 
fewer changes, 
ocd peewee AND THE BERNE 
Over an otes 
t. Had there been the leas 
that the ira ns would have 
not 
and 
. e 
the Berne Convention, and the unrestricted cir 
tion of all plants, excepting always Vines, 
istake not, the oldest horticaltural 
N in 8 and amply maintains its well- 
HORTICULTURAL EDUCATION.—In our last issue 
$ 1 e Lak 11221 * g + % 2 9-4: 1 
of Horticulture at Chelmsford, under the auspices of 
the E:sex County Council. We now give the details 
—ͤ —-—¾ 
of the proposed scheme, which will show how much 
may be done ina short time, provided the pupil come 
prepared beforehand. to the tuition, we have 
good reason for knowing that it is excellent, 
TIME TABLE —First WEEE. 
Days MORNING. 
9—10 Lectures. | 10—12 Practical Work, 
|. Study of the par 
MONDAY What isa Plant? Plant. and a the 
Fa 
aap these parts 1 may undergo | properties. | the th 
| AFTERNOON. 
| 
| 1—2 Lectures, 2—5 Practical Work, 
— | 
Water and its Study of — filtration, 
| and evavoration, use of 
met 
arts 
9 
eter. 
3 
The Gevceral Ana- 
TUESDAY ... tomy of a Plant. 
and in the use of poc 
| 2 
The Minute Struc- 
WEDNESDAY | tures that build up 
the tissues 
Plant 
of a the microscope. 
Practice in plant dissection, 
Study of plant-t'ssues under 
‘Vigéiay of Chemical 
ofc of soil a manures, and 
0 
The Soil and its | nd 
apillary attraction in Soils, 
a 
cket-lens. | composition. 
Composition of | 
= Air, and of the e | 
sale formed by 
mate, 
Experiments in oxidation, 
Study of the patel of car- 
bohydrates and albuminoids, 
Study 165 ng and of land oo growt 
Pre paratic ion 
Practice in use of imple- 
THURSDAY | Germination of | a te 
bet Seeds. 55 
of seeds 
n pla 
Testi ing purity and vitality 
Stu 
Tua 1 5 = | periments, 
y of Water-culture e 
0 
h of vin SE 
rops (choice of | ments Ee fhe 1 . 
— | dig a t rench, nse a &e.), 
Dran 
Sigg og, tr 
Tonon, "raking, keo.) ko Al 
Sampling different kinds of 
Manures — stable z 
and artificial—their manures. 
> Plan nd Preparation and 
FRIDAY general — | atio Bri e, uses and methods | useof ü Feeding 
of Manuring. | over-feedin of application. pot pla 
SATURDAY a Ravai ages and inspection of note-books. | Visit to a seed-farm. 
Srconp WEEK. 
Days | MORNING. AFTERNOON. 
9—10 Lectures, | 10—12 Practical Work. 1—2 Lectures. 2—5 Practical Work. 
3 | 
The Root and its 
AA 
nical properties 
Wir A ere id air ture of leaves. 
| formati ion of starch, 
4 
Structure 
growth of ai ap s tion of 
WEDNESDAY r. 
| 
aei of some physical and 
‘oa i j Stud of the the minute stru 
Experiments, S, 
| demonstrating, loss of 3 du 
ration of oxygen by tes eaves 
be tailed study of a stem 
Bredesen 1 K bud. Examina- 
s and modes of 
Se nes a Ringing and barking 
Seed-sowing. Transplanting 
Preliminary cul- Perret Planting bushes. 
of rogts. | tural operations. posts. Potting. 
Mixing com 
a taking. 
Study of Club-root in * 
Diseases of Plants ar &c. PNN ie 
and Hbo e to Fungi. — ong Potato Tomato 
Examination of typical in- 
jurious insects. P 
of brea Spraying ope 
ratio 
Injuries to Vege- 
FER due to In- 
ects, 
n woody an 
THURSDAY .. 
Pr ati 
ed ES D3 3 re 
3 gra atts. study Py cork tissue. 
a 3 roscopic examination of 
d herbaceous 
cuttings, and = he sg 
betw stock 
My ected nay Makin 
— 3 rop- Preparing seed- bed for Onions. 
So . 
scions in owing Peas and Beans. 
| roscopical R a 
storage of ia ta oP Potato and and medullary Propagation of 
edullary | &e 
| 
f 
FRIDAY 205 1 of Reet, 
| rays of fruit tr 
SATURDAY ... 
food material 
Pla 
Taro WEER. 
_ Revision class and inspection of nape booka: | 
3 methods, 
tion by divi 
Demonstration in a market-garden. 
JJ NOE ͥ ꝑ ꝑ V ĩðꝭ 
‘Days. | MORNING. AFTERNOON. 
ie 9—10 Lectures. | x 10—12 Practical Work. 1—2 Lectures. | 2—5 Practical Work. 
E a 4 
been aie | ructure of flowers. Arti- Pottin, 
; Flowers, i tiled abe truetaro of fo and use of lbs. Sowi 
MONDAY i. ws | and development, oa brush in polli- Flower culture. ies and boxes. 
nation, l lings. 
baer formed — the | mination of 
diiit] How Flowerin ak 
TUESD Moi 
AY aor tha — eee | | Plants are classi- | Gardai 
mation. Ripenin . 
aa RADE ee — 
WEDNESD. Weeds and their | Study of annual, bi cal classifi- 
Dar eradication. and folenatal oa, biem ae | — st and — rd on 
28605 D "Microscopical e examination oe 
THURSDAY... aa dis vant — ot certain leaf and fruit dis * Fruit cul- 
3 j Fruit culture xi 
JJ uli Revishen Clan. Examination z note-books. | under glass. Gath- : anki 
0 Oral examination l and „ene 
Se es eee oy | marketing of fruit. y 
SATURDAY... i.. mation (written and practical). Exp. 
ng sets of Potatoa 
Lia ͤ ͤ ̃ͤ 
Making cuttings, 1 
. br E ; 
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