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10. Name six of the most suitable kinds of Bulbous flowering plants 

 for a cottage or allotment Flower garden. Describe their cultivation and 

 general treatment. 



11. Describe briefly the cultivation of Sweet Peas ; of Sweet Williams ; 

 of Carnations ; and of Michaelmas Daisies. 



12. Describe : 



1 . What is a Hardy Annual ? Give six examples of diverse 



kinds. 



2. What is a Half Hardy Annual '? Give three examples of 



diverse kinds. 



3. What is a Hardy Biennial ? Give three examples of diverse 



kinds. 



i. What is a Hardy Herbaceous Perennial ? Give six examples 

 of diverse kinds. 



PAPER BY CANDIDATE. 



Ques. 1. — Onions are usually classed as being either Autumn or 

 Spring sown. Until the last few years the chief onions sown in autumn 

 were of the Tripoli class of which Giant Eocca is a good type. These 

 autumn sown onions were for use in the summer and early autumn after 

 being sown. The spring sown onions on the other hand were of a 

 hardier nature and were for use during the winter & spring after being 

 harvested. It has however been found that varieties like Ailsa Craig, 

 Cranston's Excelsior &c do well if sown in autumn & transplanted in 

 the spring. So treated they produce large bulbs which will keep well & 

 much longer than Tripoli onions. 



The land for onions should be rich & have been deeply trenched 

 & heavily manured with well rotted farmyard manure some months in 

 advance. The soil requires to be made firm by treading or rolling & 

 this should be done when the soil is dry. The planting too should be 

 done when the surface is dry. 



Autumn sown onions may be sown from early in August to the end 

 of September. The spring sown onions may be sown from March to 

 April. The seeds should be sown in drills 1 inch deep, the rows being 

 12 inches or rather wider apart. The seed should be lightly covered with 

 fine soil. When the seedlings appear of spring-sown onions they should 

 be constantly thinned until the plants are from 6 to 8 inches apart in the 

 rows. Autumn sown onions may be thinned in spring & transplanted 

 early in March into rows about 1 ft apart, the bulbs being 6 or 8 inches 

 distant from each other. As regards sowing under glass the seed should 

 be sown about the second week in January. The seed should be sown in 

 a box or pan & covered with about J inch of soil. Cover the seed with 

 a piece of glass until the seedlings appear. They should not be grown in 

 too great heat. A cottage window or a cold frame will often answer the 

 purpose. As soon as the seedlings are well above the soil they should be 

 pricked out into other boxes. The young plants should be well hardened 

 off before planting out of doors midde of April. When the plants no 

 matter whether autumn or spring sown are fairly started into growth the 

 ground should be constantly stirred with the hoe. Where exhibition 



