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JOURNAL OF THE EOYAL HOETICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
1900. 
Two and a half liours are allowed for this Paper, but Eight Que^itions only may be 
answered ; four from Division A, and four from Division B. 
Each Candidate must ivrite his name and address very legibly on the first sheet of his 
answers, and must securely fasten all the sheets together in their right order. 
DIVISION A. 
Elementary Principles. 
1. How would you treat a poor soil to make it productive ? 
2. What is the use of air to roots, and why may not seeds be buried deeply ? 
3. What effects has a deficient supply of light upon plants, and explain why all 
kinds of coloured glasses are injurious to the growth of plants ? 
4. Compare the structure of a bulb, a leaf-bud, and a flower-bud. 
5. AA'hat i- the object of earthing up Potatos ? Point out the use of it as a 
partial preventive to the disease. 
6. "SYhat are the general effects and advantages of hybridising plants ? Are there 
any rules to be followed in selectinur tlie parents to be crossed ? 
7. Explain the principles oi i.raiting. De.-cribe the structure of the tissues in 
contact. What may cause failures '.' 
8. How are food-materials stored up in bulbs and tubers? Point out the import- 
ance of healthy foliage in the process. 
DIVISION B. 
HORTICULXrRAL PRACTICE. 
1. What is understood by a "Wild Garden"? Give the names of the most suitable 
plants for it. 
2. Xame six evergreens and six deciduous shrubs, suitable for a clay, a gravelly, 
and a chalky soil re-pt ctivLly. 
3. What do you cnn-idf v the best form of house for Grape-vine culture ? And how 
can a supply of Grapes be rnaintaine-1 all the vear round ? 
4. Give some account of tlif cuhivation I'l tli-' Strawberry in the open garden, and 
also for forcing. Xarnt/ tlio tiji-^:' Ij^. -t \"ar;<vt;'. - lu each case. 
o. What preparation ui tli- .und i> nt-cf -.-ary for the cultivation of Fruit-trees ? 
What distance apart should i -vrainid trees and dwarf bushes be planted ? 
6. What are the laineipal enemies of the Apple, Pear, Plum, and Cherry trees, 
and how would you deal with them ? 
7. What is the best time of year to sow Onions, Carrots, Parsnips, and Beet ? 
Give some hint- a- to the cultiv;ition of each. 
8. Give the nauitr- oi tht- bost and most suitable Orchids for a cool house ; also 
some hints on culture, and the rec^uisite temperature at dift'erent seasons of the year. 
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