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vinery, peach-house, mushroom-house, rose garden, her- 

 baceous border, and kitchen garden. 



Practical Instruction. — ^The practical instruction includes 

 all the details of actual work, such as hoeing, digging, care 

 of glass-houses, propagation of plants by seeds, cuttings, 

 etc. ; planting-out, thinning, potting, pruning, gathering, 

 and packing. Demonstrations, in which the students take 

 a practical part, are given by experts in bee-keeping and 

 floral decoration, including bouquet-making, sprays and 

 button-holes, table decoration, and wreaths. 



Theoretical Instruction. — ^All intelligent practical work 

 must include a certain amount of theoretical instruction in 

 order to explain the reasons for the various operations 

 necessary. At the same time a more formal and exact 

 study of the sciences underlying the practice of gardening 

 is necessary, and in order to obtain this the students 

 attend certain classes at the Edinburgh and East of Scotland 

 College of Agriculture. Students are prepared for the 

 Royal Horticultural Society's Examination. 



The Curriculum. — ^The full curriculum extends over 

 two years. Shorter courses may be arranged for those 

 who wish to study with a view to private instruction 

 only, and do not propose to follow gardening as a 

 profession. 



The Diploma. — ^Every care is taken in the arrangements 

 for practical instruction, lectures and examinations, to 

 ensure that the diploma shall be a reliable guarantee of 

 thorough efficiency in the theory and practice of gardening. 

 It will be granted only to students who have taken part in 

 the regular practical work of the school for two years, 



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