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is awarded to students who have followed a one-year 

 course at the college (forty weeks) and have satisfied the 

 examiners in the subjects of the first year examination 

 for the diploma. 



The subjects of examination for the diploma and 

 certificate are as follows : — 



Diflo7na {First Year) and Certificate 



1. Theory and practice of horticulture (including 



composition of soils, cultivation, the use of 

 tools and manures ; the vegetable garden, 

 flower garden, rose garden, rock garden ; 

 orchard, lawn, shrubbery ; aquatic and bog 

 plants) 



2. Botany (theoretical and practical). 



3. General chemistry and physics (theoretical and 



practical). 



4. Book-keeping. 

 Diploma (Second Year) 



1. Theory and practice of horticulture (including 



more advanced study of soils and manures, 

 cultivation under glass, forcing, methods of 

 dealing with fungoid diseases and insect pests, 

 improvement of plants by budding, hybridi- 

 sation, etc., packing and marketing, florists' 

 work, storage of fruit). 



2. Botany (theoretical and practical); 



3. Entomology (theoretical and practical). 



The fees for the above full courses are as follows : — 

 For students who have resided for not less than a year 

 in the County Borough of Reading or the administrative 



