226 GAEDENING FOE WOMEN 



THE MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDENS, ST. LOUIS, MO. 



The Trustees of the garden offer theoretical and 

 practical instruction in gardening, with a certain number 

 of competitive scholarships. These scholarships are not 

 open to women. The course of instruction can, however, 

 be taken by women who are ready to bear their own 

 expenses and pay the nominal fee of $25 per annum. 



Only one young woman has so far completed the 

 course. This lady. Miss Eda A. Sutermeister, 1637, Broad- 

 way, Kansas City, Missouri, has become an accomplished 

 landscape architect. One other girl went through the 

 greater part of the work. She subsequently took charge 

 of the floriculture at an industrial school for women, after 

 extensive experience in practical floriculture. In addition 

 to these two, a number of ladies have taken various 

 courses of study included in the outhne, or have received 

 practical training in gardening at the Botanical Garden, 

 covering short periods of time, and limited parts of the 

 subject. 



The following is taken from the last report : — 



INSTRUCTION IN GARDENING 



The requirement that instruction in gardening and hor- 

 ticulture should receive attention at the Garden, in addition 

 to the provision of a lodging house for pupils, led to the 

 entire renovation of the fruit orchard some years ago, at a 

 cost of $444.44, and two small vegetable houses have been 

 built for further experimental and educational use. The 

 annual expenditure on the gardening course averages 

 §930.34. 



