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11. What is the native country of the Celery plant, and under what conditions 
does it grow naturally ? Give a short account of its culture, such as time of sowing 
and subsequent treatment. 
12. ^Yhen and under what conditions is Sea-kale found in a wild state ? Describe 
its culture, and state the time of the year it is in use. 
13. ^yhere is the Common Asparagus said to be found in a wild state ? State all 
you know of its culture, and for how long a period it may be had in use. 
14. Give an account of the Apple. How are the trees propagated ? State what * 
you know of its culture, and the diseases to which the trees are liable, and the 
remedies. Name one good cooking variety for use in each month from August to 
April inclusive. 
15. State all you know about the Raspberry, ^yhat sort of soil is best adapted to 
its culture ? Give method of training and pruning, and the best varieties to cultivate, 
both yellow and red. 
16. Give an account of the usual method of Gooseberry culture adopted in gardens ; 
and also the Lancashire method to obtain prize fruit. Name six of the best prize 
varieties and six best for ordinary garden culture. 
1898. 
DIVISION A. 
Elementary Principles. 
1. Describe the methods of propagation of different weeds ; explain why Groundsel 
and Chickweed and the large white-flowered Convolvulus are particularly troublesome. 
What are the best means of exterminating these plants ? 
2. Point out the importance to the plants of a good circulation of air in a hot- 
house, and the consequence of a stagnant condition of the atmosphere within it. 
3. Describe the different functions of leaves, and the best way to secure their due 
performance. 
4. What are the component parts of a flower, and of what use are they respec- 
tively to the plant ? 
5. What external conditions are favourable for inducing variations to appear in 
cultivateil plants, and how would you proceed in order to flx any variation ? 
(i. What parts of the rJower are retained and altered in forming the fruit of the 
Peach, Melon, Mulberry, Fir-cone, and Pine-apple ? 
7. To what natural orders do the following trees belong : — Tulip-tree, Maple, 
Apricot, Ash, Laburnum, Guelder-rose, Horse-chesnut, Horn-beam. Thuia. and Ever- 
green Oak ? Which are natives of this country ? 
8. Describe the structure of the bulb of the White Lily, the conn of Gladiolus, 
the crcening-stcm of Couch-grass, the rliizcme of the Flag, and the tuber of the 
I'otato, and explain their uses to the plants. 
DIVISION B. 
Practice. 
9. Describe Landscape Gardening as an art. 
10. Describe the formation of a Garden Lawn, and the details of the work necessary 
to keep it in condition during the year. 
11 What are the preliminary operations necessary to the laying-out of a garden 
for Fruit and Vegetable culture ? Describe the arrangement of the Fruit-trees, and 
the method of planting them. 
12. A garden having four walls facing north, south, east, and west, what 
varieties of Fruit-trees should be planted on each ? Describe their first year's 
pruning and training. 
13. Give full details of the propagation and culture of Grape-vines and Fig-trees 
in pots. 
