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The numbers of candidates selecting these were 142, 137, 130, and 111, 

 respectively. The average for the other four questions was 45. 



Speaking generally of the results of the A paper of the Seniors, a 

 marked improvement was evident. The answers were, on the whole, 

 accurate, clear, and well expressed, giving the impression that candi- 

 dates had studied intelligently and were really interested in their work. 



The Examiners wish to acknowledge the care taken to comply with 

 the rules laid down for the examination, especially in details such as 

 answering each question on a separate sheet of foolscap, whereby much 

 labour has been saved them. 



Juniors : under 18 years of age. 



Of one hundred and twelve Juniors, eight were placed in the First, 

 twenty-nine in the Second, and thirty-seven in the Third Class; whije 

 twenty-one have been placed in a Fourth Class. Those securing less 

 than 25 per cent, of the full marks do not appear in the list. 



In 1909 there were seventeen in the First, forty-one in, the Second, 

 and sixty in the Third Class, while twenty-two are recorded as having 

 failed. 



This comparison is highly satisfactory, for, considering the decrease 

 in candidates, the number in each class shows only a due variation in 

 view of this year's Syllabus demanding a wider range of knowledge 

 by the theoretical section being made compulsory, and the influence of 

 this on the marking. 



As with the Seniors, the Juniors showed- marked preferences for 

 four, if not five, questions. Thus 100 answered Question (9), 82 (10), 

 66 (12), and 60 (11); but 55 answered (15). A like resemblance to the 

 Seniors occurred also in the small nimiber of replies given to Questions 

 13, 14, and 16. 



The quality of the answers was that to be expected from beginners. 

 Attention is called to inaccuracies in the spelling of botanical terms. 

 Great care should be taken to learn these correctly when first heard or 

 read, as early errors often cling to the memory and are hard to eradicate. 



W. WiLKS, Secretary. 



SENIORS. 



Class I. 



1. Glavin, J., 82 Micklehurst Eoad, Mossley, Manchester. 

 j'Lockhart, T. A. M., Mount Harriet Cottage, Stepps, Glasgow. 



2. J Lonsdale, G. W. T., School House, Tilford, Farnham. 

 (Turner, J., Beechfield, Bathampton, Bath. 

 /Ascroft, E. W., University College, Beading. 



Clough, H. F., E.H.S. Gardens, Wisley. 

 Corry, A., Studley College, Warwickshire. 

 ^ jDell, B., Horticultural College, Swanley. 

 ■"\ Ekins, E. H., Studley College, Warwickshire. 

 Grover, G. M., Horticultural College, Swanley. 

 Wallace, A. E., University College, Beading. 

 iWatt, A. Miltor^ School of Gardening, Weston-super-Mare. 



