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39- Questions will be set in each Section or Sub-Section on the following 

 branches of Horticultural knowledge so far as they apply to those several Sections 

 or Sub-Sections, namely : — The working and treatment of soils ; the appKcation 

 of manures ; seed saving ; the cost of gardening operations ; the structure of 

 necessary buildings ; heating and ventilation ; the symptoms and treatment 

 of diseases and of insect attacks ; the methods of describing plants, fruits, etc. ; 

 the use of meteorological instruments ; and the drawing and reading of a simple 

 plan of a garden, and of garden structures, e.g. glasshouses, fruit rooms, etc, 



40. The Diploma will indicate in what Section or Sub- Section the Candidate 

 has passed. Those who have won a Diploma in any Section or Sub-Section may 

 in subsequent years sit for examination in any other Section or Sub-Section and 

 their Diplomas will be endorsed accordingly. Holders of a Diploma will be 

 entitled to place N.D.Hort, after their names, or to use the title in full if they 

 prefer. 



41. Candidates who fail in their Examination ma}^ present themselves for 

 re-examination in subsequent years in the same or in another Section. {See 

 paragraph 12.) 



42. The vSections and Sub-Sections are as follows : — 



Section i. General Horticulture in private gardens and nurseries. 



*Sub-Section {a) Outdoor ornamental plants, including shrubs, trees, 

 and rock plants. 



,, ,, (&) Fruit and vegetable growing both under glass 

 and in the open. 



,, „ (c) Fruit growing only, both under glass and in the 

 open. 



„ ,, [d) Orchids, 



)j (^) Ornamental plants under glass excluding orchids. 



Section 2, Hardy fruit growing for market, and disposal of the produce. 



3. Market gardening, vegetables, flowers, and fruits, and disposal of the 

 produce. 



* Sub-Section (/) Outdoor. 



„ „ (g) Under glass. 



„ 4. Seed growing, testing, and cleaning, together with the principles 

 involved in selection and hybridization ; the sources of origin of 

 seeds in commerce, 



„ 5. Landscape gardening, including a knowledge of home and foreign 

 styles, and historical examples, ^ . -\ 



,, 6. Gardening in public parks, with a special knowledge of the trees 

 and shrubs which are suitable and unsuitable, together with the 

 best ways of laying out and maintaining land for public use and 

 enjoyment. 



* See paragraph 37, 



