138 GARDENING FOR WOMEN 



horticulture, botany, soils and manures, entomology, and 

 book-keeping. The diploma in horticulture will only be 

 granted after three years' training. 



SCHEME OF WORK 



1. — Students may prepare for either or both the ex- 

 aminations of the Koyal Horticultural Society and Studley 

 College certificate and diploma. 



(a) The Royal Horticultural Society. — ^This examina- 

 tion is held in April or May, and includes : — 

 The Elementary Frincifles on which Horticultural 

 practice is based : (1) Soils ; (2) Requirements 

 of growth — ^water, heat, air ; (3) Seeds ; (4) 

 Roots ; (5) Stems and Branches ; (6) Leaves ; 

 (7) Tubers and Bulbs ; (8) Growth and Develop- 

 ment ; (9) Flowers; (10) Fruit; (11) Seed; (12) 

 Variation and Selection ; (13) Names and Orders 

 of Common Garden Plants, Trees, etc. 

 Horticultural Operations and Practice. — (1) Ele- 

 ments of Surveying and Landscape Gardening ; 

 (2) Choice of Site for Garden ; (3) Description 

 and use of Implements ; (4) Operations con- 

 nected with the Cultivation of the Land ; (5) 

 Propagation ; (6) Fruit Culture ; (7) Vegetable 

 Culture; (8) Flower Culture; (9) Manures; 

 (10) Hybridisation and Selection ; (11) Arbori- 

 culture ; (12) Insect and Fungus Pests. 

 Practical Work. — This includes the care of lawns 

 (mowing and rolling), paths and beds ; weeding, potting ; 

 planting and propagating flowers and vegetables ; mixing 



