EXAMINATION IN HORTICULTURE. 



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QUESTIONS 1894. 



Eight questions only to bo answered ; four from Division A, and four 

 from Division B. 



Division A.— Elementary Principles. 



1. Write as full a description as you can of the Potato plant in the 

 various stages of its growth, from the sprouting of the tuber to the for- 

 mation of the flower. 



2. What is meant when the soil is said to be sour ? What steps should 

 be taken to remedy that condition ? 



3. How do the roots of a plant grow, and what circumstances are 

 favourable to their growth ? 



4. How is it that one particular manure may be useful to one crop and 

 valueless to another ? 



5. Explain the course of growth in an Onion, from the seedlirjg stage 

 to the formation of the bulb. 



6. Describe the method of fertilisation in the flow^er of the Cabbage, or 

 in any other common garden plant. 



7. Explain the evil results that arise from thick sowing or planting. 



8. What causes produce clubbing in Cabbages ? What remedies can be 

 applied ? 



Division B.— Horticultural Practice. 



9. Describe the preparation of the ground and the manner of planting 

 such fruit trees as the Apple, Pear, Plum, Cherry, &c., and point out the 

 manner of preparing the trees for planting. 



10. What position in the garden should Peach, Nectarine, and Apricot 

 trees occupy ? To what diseases are they subject, and by what insect 

 pests are they liable to be attacked ? Mention the remedies to be applied 

 in each case. 



11. Describe the preparation of the ground for vegetable crops, and 

 briefly describe the rotation of cropping a kitchen garden. 



12. How would you proceed to obtain a succession of Peas, Beans, and 

 Runner-Beans for as long a period as possible ? State the best varieties to 

 cultivate, and the quantities required for a given length of row. 



13. Describe the culture of Cucumbers and Tomatoes under glass, and 

 show their value as crops for market purposes. 



14. Give the details of Mushroom culture out of doors, as well as in the 

 usual Mushroom-house. 



15. How are Roses propagated ? Mention the best method of culture. 

 Enumerate the insect enemies and diseases to which they are subject, and 

 point out the best ways of dealing with them. 



16. Mention the time of planting, and indicate the general method of 

 culture suitable for the flower-garden. 



