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appear in cultivated plants; and how would you proceed in order to fix 

 any variation ? 



6. What parts of the flower 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 Evergreen Oak I Which are natives of this country ? 



8. Describe the structure of the bulb of the White Lily, the corm of 

 Gladiolus, the creeping-stem of Couch-grass, the rhizome of the Flag, and 

 the tuber of the Potato ; 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 years pruning and training. 



13. Give full details of the propagation and culture of Grape Vines 

 and Fig Trees in pots. 



14. Describe the culture of Sea Kale, Asparagus, and French Beans; 

 and the best method of forcing them. 



15. What are the best Manures for Kitchen and Fruit Gardens ? How 

 ought they to be applied, and when ? 



16. Describe the propagation and culture of Koses and Carnations 

 intended to be cultivated under glass. 



