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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



(9) General treatment to secure best results for all seasons. 



(10) Suitable fruits for cottage gardens. Varieties, methods of culture, pruning 

 and training. General treatment. 



(11) Fruits suitable for allotment culture. 



(12) Flowers for cottage gardens, seasons of flowering, methods of propaga- 

 tion, &C 



(13) Flowers suited for allotments, varieties and general culture. 



(14) Window gardening, inside and out. 



School Teachers may also sit for the General Examination. 



N:B. — Schoolmasters iclio have passed this Examination, if they subsequently wish 

 to become Fellou's of the Society, are exempt from entrance fee. 



A stamped and directed envelope must be enclosed with all com- 

 munications requiring a reply. 



III.— PUBLIC PARKS EXAMINATION, MONDAY, 

 JANUARY 14, 1907. 



Specially intended for Gardeners employed in Public Parks and Gardens 

 belonging to County Councils, City Corporations, and similar bodies. 



The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society has consented to hold 

 a Special Examination for Gardeners employed in the London and other 

 City and Public Parks and Gardens, on January 14, 1907, at their Hall 

 in Vincent Square, Westminster. 



Candidates will be expected to have a knowledge of : — 



1. Trenching, digging, and draining ; and the purpose of each. 



2. Variety of soils and manures ; their effect and suitability to 



various purposes. 



3. Grass land — renovation, turfing, relaying. Grass edges. Grass 



under trees. 



4. Various methods of propagating trees and shrubs, herbaceous, 



greenhouse, and sub-tropical plants. 



5. Trees, plants, and shrubs specially suitable for town growth 



and their correct nomenclature. 



6. The general structure of plants. 



7. Such elementary drawing as will assist in the formation of 



beds and their laying out. 



8. Works and estimated expenditure on roads, paths, stonework, 



rockwork. fences, lakes, bridges, seats, &e. 



9. Candidates will also be expected to display evidence of general 



knowledge and observation, and to be able to write an intelli- 

 gent Be port on any subject connected with their work. 



No questions will be put bearing on the cultivation of fruit or 



vegetables. 



The Examination, which will be partly written, partly viva voce, 

 will occupy three hours and a half. It is absolutely necessary that all 

 Candidates attend at the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, 

 Westminster, which is situated exactly midway between the Houses 

 of Parliament and Victoria Station. 



The Examination will commence at 10 a.m., and Candidates are 

 requested to be in their seats at 9.55 a.m. 



