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5. The identification and suppression of insect and fungus pests by 

 fumigation, spraying, washing, &c. 



The use of knapsack sprayers, powder bellows. 

 The preparation of insecticides and fungicides. 



6. The choice of site and soil for orchard and kitchen garden. 

 Intercropping, catch crops, and the rotation of crops. 



7. Cultivation of roses. The rose border includes a large collection of 

 bush and climbing varieties of roses, mostly teas and hybrid teas. 



Propagation by budding and by cuttings. 

 Planting, pruning, training, mulching, &c. 



8. Cultivation of orchids. The orchid house contains a small 

 representative collection of mainly intermediate and cool-house orchids. 



Watering, ventilation, ripening, dividing, repotting, &c. 

 Hybridisation and the raising of seedlings. 



B. — Floral and Arboricultural Department. 



1. The preparation and mixing of soils and manures and soil cultiva- 

 tion by trenching, digging, mulching, hoeing, &c. 



Seed sowing and the care of seedlings, potting-on, pricking-out, &c. 

 Watering, ventilation, shading. 



2. Propagation of shrubs and herbaceous plants by division, cuttings, 

 budding, grafting, layering, kc. 



Planting, transplanting, pruning and staking trees and shrubs. 



3. Seed-saving, drying, cleaning, and testing. 



4. Florists' flowers and types, selection and seed saving. 



5. Garden design. Choice of site and soil, laying out pleasure- 

 grounds. 



Arrangement and planting of arboretum and shrubbery. 

 Design and care of wild garden, rockery, herbaceous borders, 

 flower beds. 



The making and maintenance of hedges, paths, roads, lawns, ponds, &c. 

 The preparation of ornamental and nursery flower beds. 

 The suppression of insect and fungus pests. 



C. — Meteorological Department. 



1. The Meteorological Station is of the second order of the inter- 

 national classification, and consists of barometer, Campbell-Stokes 

 sunshine recorder, rain gauge, Stevenson screen with dry and wet bulb 

 and maximum and minimum thermometers, and radiation and earth 

 thermometers at the surface and at one, two, and four feet depth. 



2. The Station is under the control and periodical inspection of the 

 Government Meteorological Department. 



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