EXAMINATION IN HORTICULTURE 



May 6, 1896. 



EXAMINEES' REPORT. 



To the President and Council of the Royal Horticultural Society. 



Gentlemen,- — We beg leave to report that we have examined 

 the papers submitted to us — in all 152. 



Of these we selected 16 as worthy to be placed in the first 

 class, 53 in the second, and 49 in the third. The remainder 

 were passed over. 



The candidates were distributed over the whole of Great 

 Britain, but no papers were received from Ireland. 



The Examination, as a whole, shows, in our opinion, that a 

 more intelligent appreciation of the principles underlying prac- 

 tical horticulture is prevalent than was the case in previous 

 years ; nevertheless there is abundant evidence to show that if 

 the hands are trained to work, the eyes are not correspondingly 

 taught how and what to see. Correct observation of the most 

 common objests is still rare except among those who have had 

 the advantage of adequate training. 



We have the honour to be, Gentlemen, * 



Your obedient servants, 



Maxwell T. Masters, 

 Jas. Douglas. 



June 20, 1896. 



The names and addresses of the successful candidates, together 

 with the number of marks assigned to each, are given in the 

 following Class List, to which is appended the questions set by 

 the Examiners : — 



