EXAMINATIONS IN HORTICULTURE. 



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II.— GENERAL EXAMINATION, 

 Apbil 8, 1908. 



The Animal Examination in the Principles and Practice of Horticulture 

 was held on April 8, 1908, when 151 candidates entered. 



Twenty-seven candidates, or upwards of 18 per cent, of the whole 

 number, were placed in the First Class. 



Sixty-eight, or nearly 46 per cent., were placed in the Second Class. 



Fifty-two, or upwards of 34 per cent., were placed in the Third Class. 



The corresponding percentages in 1907 were : First Class 14 ; Second 

 Class 40 ; and Third Class 46. 



Of the questions on the Principles, by far the majority almost confined 

 themselves to the first three questions on physiology. In the majority 

 of cases these were answered very well. Other questions attempted were 

 generally rather imperfectly treated. 



Although none of the candidates obtained the highest number of 

 marks obtainable in the Operations and Practice division, the answers 

 were, generally speaking, better than in any previous year. The question 

 referring to the uses of garden tools, &c, was most frequently and well 

 answered ; so also was that referring to the laying out of a new garden, 

 and the preliminary work pertaining thereto. 



Several candidates failed to obtain the number of marks commensurate 

 with their abilities, owing to (a) their not timing their work, and by answer- 

 ing three questions only, instead of four ; (b) one candidate answered six 

 questions, another seven, and yet another eight, in one division, notwith- 

 standing that it is clearly stated " Eight questions only may be answered, 

 four from Division A, and four from Division B." Candidates should 

 also be as concise as possible ; the one that fills the greatest number of 

 pages may be very far from gaining the highest number of marks, although 

 it is only fair to say that nearly all the candidates have kept better to the 

 details of the questions than in previous years. 



George Henslow. 

 Jas. Douglas. 



CLASS LIST. 



First Glass. 



1. Fyfe, A. B., Studley Horticultural College, Warwickshire. 

 (Laurence, F. A. S., University College, Reading. 



2. -! Perry, B. P., Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens, Wisley, Surrey. 

 (Skelton, A., University College, Reading. 



5. Turner, A., Essex County Laboratories, Chelmsford. 

 /Christian, W. H., Byrkley Gardens, Burton-on-Trent. 

 Coventry, R., Wellesley Gardens, E. Wemyss, Fife. 

 6 J Crisp, W., Upper Vobster, Coleford, near Bath. 

 '] Green, H., 5 Mortlake Terrace, Kew Gardens, W. 

 jLongley, W., 1 Queen's Row, Walworth, S.E. 

 ^Read, A. G., 144 Charlton Lane, Old Charlton, S.E. 



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