128 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



No. of Marks 

 gained. 



20. Mr. R. Crichton, Sutton House, Baldoyle, Dublin . 115 

 22. Mr. E. R. Christiansen, Cheshunt Street, Cheshunt . 110 

 22. Mr. W. Hind, Technical Institute, Aughton . . 110 

 22. Mr. 0. H. Burley, Milburn Gardens, Esher . . 110 

 25. Mr. G. W. Brookbank, Wimbledon .... 108 

 25. Mr. G. C. Farrant, The Cottage, Stoke D'Abernon, 



Cobham 105 



25. Mr. C. J. Illsley, The Tilt, Cobham .... 105 

 28. Mr. T. H. Smith, The Tilt, Cobham .... 100 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S EXAMINATION 

 IN HORTICULTURE. 



April 6, 1897. 

 QUESTIONS. 



Eight questions only to be answered ; four from Division A and four from 



Division B. 



DIVISION A. 



Elementary Principles. 



1. What are the three chief mineral ingredients of a soil? Name 

 garden plants or shrubs which delight in each kind respectively. 



2. What differences may be expected from growing unripe, perfectly 

 ripe, and long-kept seeds respectively 1 



3. In transplanting, why is it necessary to preserve the extreme and 

 most delicate tips of the root-fibrils ? 



4. Why does covering Rhubarb redden and lengthen the leaf-stalks 

 and stop the growth of the blade ? 



5. Describe the structure of a hyacinth bulb, and explain why the 

 Dutch method of slashing or hollowing out the bottom induces the forma- 

 tion of bulbils ? 



<>. What are the essential conditions for successful grafting ? 



7. How does the structure of a plum differ from that of an apple 1 

 Explain the origin of each. 



8. Name the Natural Orders or Families to which the following plants 

 belong: — Cyclamen, Rhododendron, Clematis, Stock, Pelargonium, Borage, 

 Potato, Onion, Parsley and Turnip. 



