196 GAEDENING FOR WOMEN 



GOVERNMENT WINTER SCHOOL FOR GARDENING (HORTI- 

 CULTURE) 



AALSMEER, BOSKOOP, NAALDWIJK, TIEL 



Practical experiments are also carried out during the 

 summer at Aalsmeer. 



Age of Admission. — 16. 



Requirements. — ^Knowledge of the Dutch language, of 

 arithmetic, geography, rudiments of German and EngHsh. 

 Some idea of gardening (to be given verbally). 



Fees. — ^Fl. 10, for two winter terms. Pupils without 

 means can receive free admission from the Minister of the 

 Interior. The fee for the summer term at Aalsmeer is 

 fl. 25. 



Implements or tools. — Cost fl. 9 or fl. 10. 



The theoretical instruction comprises physics, chemistry, 

 botany and zoology, aU branches of horticulture, the 

 Dutch language, arithmetic, book-keeping, and, if desired, 

 English and German commercial correspondence. 



Drawing for the laying out of gardens. 



Practical instruction comprises : — ^Different kinds of 

 work in the proof gardens, with Government subsidy ; 

 experiments in cultivation, manuring and grafting. 



During the second year this work is also carried out 

 in the gardens of other horticulturists and gardeners. 



Diploma can be obtained after two years 



Course of instruction for pruning. — ^There is a course of 

 instruction for pruning at Tiel, for a fee of fl. 2.50. 



Temporary local winter terms are given by Government 

 teachers in gardening with the aim of preparing the lady 

 teachers of the temporary winter terms. 



