198 GAEDENING FOR WOMEN 



A course of study is given by Mr. van der Wissel, lluiae 

 Soltane, Epe. 



ITALY 



WOMEN'S INSTITUTE OF AGEICULTURE AND DOMESTIC 

 ECONOMY, 



Cascine, Florence, 1907 



This institute was founded on the initiative of several 

 ladies, with the object of instructing girls in the different 

 branches of agriculture and domestic economy, by giving 

 them theoretical and practical ideas, which will enable 

 them to employ their valuable energy in the domain of 

 agriculture and good house-keeping. 



The school opens its classes in November. The train- 

 ing lasts six months 



The class-rooms are in the left wing of the grand ducal 

 palace, on the Piazzole del Re, in the public park of the 

 Cascine, very near the station of the electric tramway, 

 which places the school within twenty minutes from the 

 centre of the town. 



The close vicinity of the horticultural establishment of 

 the Royal School of Pomology and Horticulture, pos- 

 sessing gardens, hothouses, orchards, vineyards, and kitchen 

 gardens covering more than 50 acres of ground, together 

 with the splendid position of the institute in the middle 

 of the Cascine Park, combine to offer the best possible 

 conditions for the practical teaching of agriculture, 

 horticulture, dairy work, bee-keeping, etc. 



The curriculum includes agriculture, house -keeping, 

 hygiene, chemistry, book-keeping, cooking. 



