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flowers deep canary yellow, lower portion of petals deep crimson 

 maroon. A continuous bloomer. 



131. Signata pumila (Watkins & Simpson). — Height 7 inches; 

 very bushy spreading habit ; flowers golden yellow, blotched with 

 orange. 



Tkop^olum. 



132. Lobbianum fulgens (Watkins & Simpson). — Very 

 vigorous sturdy grower ; branching habit ; moderately free 

 flowering ; flowers thrown well above the foliage, of medium 

 size, colour crimson. 



133. Seedling, unnamed (Goody). — Trailing habit ; foliage 

 pale green ; flowers buttercup yellow, with serrated petals. 



Viscaria. 



134. Cardinalis fulgens (Watkins & Simpson). — Height 1 foot; 

 bushy compact habit ; very free flowering ; flowers rich crimson . 



EXAMINATION IN HORTICULTURE. 



1. The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society, sympathis- 

 ing with the efforts of various County Councils, technical insti- 

 tutes, schools, gardeners' mutual improvement societies, and 

 other bodies to promote instruction in practical horticulture by 

 means of lectures, demonstrations, &c, and in the hope of 

 rendering such teaching more definite and effective, have con- 

 sented to hold an examination in horticulture on Tuesday, 

 April 5, 1898. 



2. The following is an outline syllabus, showing the nature of 

 the subjects to which it is considered desirable that the attention 

 of students should be drawn. 



ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES. 

 On which Horticultural practice is based. 



(1) Soils, good and bad : their Nature and Composition : Weeds and their 



eradication. 



(2) Requirements of Growth— Water, Heat, Air. 



(3) Seeds : Nature of, Duration of Vitality in, and Modes of Germination. 



(4) Roots : Nature and functions of ; Fibrils and Root-Hairs ; what they 



do, and how they do it — what Helps and what Hinders them. 



(5) Stems and Branches : their Nature, Work, and uses ; Helps and 



Hindrances to their work. 



