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require much shorter periods. The greenhouse practice, and 
much of the lecture and laboratory work would be carried on 
during the winter, the out-of-door work from spring until autumn. 
After the inception of the work new students would be admitted 
every three months, taking up the courses wherever they should 
be in progress at such times. 
Yours very truly 
(Signed) W. GILMAN THOMPSON 
President 
PRELIMINARY OUTLINE OF INSTRUCTION IN GARDENING FOR 
CONVALESCENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS 
A. Lectures, Field, Museum and Laboratory Work to include: 
Soils. 
Plant Chemistry. 
. Elementary Botany. 
Plant Physiology. 
Garden Botany. 
Garden Zodlogy. 
Garden Pathology. 
Garden Mycology. 
Garden Design. 
. Special lectures and demonstrations on kindred subjects, 
such as Forestry; Native Wild Plants; Tropical Botany; 
Tropical Gardening; Old World Gardens; Uses of Plant 
Products; Bacteriology; Meteorology ; Canning and Pre- 
serving; Husbandry. 
B. Practical Instruction to include: 
1. Greenhouse Practice. 
Preparation of soil. Fertilizers. Sowing. Care of Seed- 
lings. Watering. Potting. Transplanting. Weeding. 
Propagation by Cuttings. Care of bulbs, tubers and roots. 
Control of pests. Use of pits and frames. 
. Vegetable and Fruit Gardening. 
Selection of sites and soil. Preparation of soil. Fertil- 
izers. Spading. Trenching. Drainage. Hoeing. Raking. 
Sowing. Weeding. Transplanting. Selection of kinds of 
Fruits and Vegetables. Cultivation. Watering. Spraying. 
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