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that the demand far overreaches the supply. Salaries 

 commence with about £30, including food, and treatment 

 as a member of the family. Many of my pupils are filling 

 situations on estates, schools for economy, sanatoria, 

 private gardens, etc. Two former pupils are now teachers 

 of horticulture at the Household School for Women at 

 Reifenstein, near Leinefelde (Prov. Saxony), and at Maid- 

 burg, near Kempen (Prov. Posen). One pupil has been 

 gardener-in-chief at the large training home for girls near 

 Berlin ; then she went to America, where she is manager of 

 a large private garden in New York. Another pupil 

 occupied the post as paid assistant at an extensive 

 vegetable growing plantation near Kiel, and was able to 

 work as fast and satisfactorily as the male assistants. 

 Other pupils again, including some Danes and Norwegians, 

 cultivate their own gardens or take situations in their 

 own country. Still another pupil founded, about two 

 years ago, a Horticultural School at Wolfenbiittel (Bruns- 

 wick), following the same principles as taught at my 

 school. 



" There is no difficulty in finding really good situations 

 for skilful workers, and gardening has proved a blessing 

 to many of our sex. Marta Back. 



" HoLTENAU, September, 1907." 



The above account gives such a graphic description 

 that I need only add the terms. A thorough education 

 and good health are required of those applying for vacancies. 

 The terms are : — 50 marks per quarter. Pension for 

 students the first year, 75 marks per month ; pension for 



