October 20, 1894. 
THE GARDENING WORLD. 
115 
WEBBS’ 21 h BOX 
For Greenhouse Decoration, &c. 
i Amaryllis Formosissima. 
ioo Crocus, five choice varie¬ 
ties. 
i Cyclamen Persicum. 
12 Hyacinths, choice named 
varieties. 
9 Jonquils, sweet-scented, 
i Lilium Lancifolium. 
6 Narcissus Bulbocodium. 
9 Polyanthus Narcissus. 
25 Scilla Siberica. 
100 Snowdrops. 
6 Tulips, Due Van Thol, 
scarlet. 
18 Tulips, early single, six 
varieties. 
6 Tulips, Rex Rubrorum, 
double. 
6 Tulips, Tournesol, dble. 
OTHER BOXES from 5s. to 42s. each. 
WEBBS’ BULB CATALOGUE, 
Beautifully Illustrated, and containing complete cultural 
instructions, Post Free, 6d. Gratis to customers. 
Seedsmen by Royal Warrants to H.M. the Queen and 
H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 
WORDSLEY, STOURBRIDGE. 
ORCHIDS. 
Clean Healthy Plants at Low Prices. 
Always worth a visit of inspection. Kindly send for Catalogue. 
JAMES CYPHER, 
Exotic Nurseries, CHELTENHAM. 
Pansies & Violas. 
FANCY PANSIES. 
I offer i pair cuttings of Miss Stirling and B. Doulton, the best 
var. in cultivation, these have been awarded five special 
prizes for the best new Pansies, and were the leading flowers 
in seven medal stands this season, including Edinburgh 
Glasgow and London, and n pairs of the best 1894 var. for 7s. 6d. 
My 3s. collection of 13 pairs includes one variety of Mr. C 
Kay's new Pansies and 3 pairs for 1894. 
SHOW PANSIES. 
One pair cuttings of a new variety and 12 pairs of the best 
1894 for 61 - 
Four pairs of 1894 var. and 9 grand competition sorts for 3/- 
VIOLAS 
{Awarded 4 Medals this season). 
I have 100,000 cuttings now ready lor delivery. The follow¬ 
ing are the very best 20 new and old varieties for bedding 
and massing, and include the cream of the unrivalled rayless 
Violas. Seven are new 1894 var. and three are 1893 var. Mrs. 
C. F. Gordon, Cecilia, Beautiful Snow, Admiration, Goldfinch, 
Charmer, Commodore, M. Todd, Accushla, Lord Elcho, 
Wm. Niel, Duchess of Fife. Rayless type: Grandee, Border 
Witch, Christiana. Lutea, Queen of the May, Sylvia, Blue 
Gown, Blush Queen. I will substitute other varieties in place 
of any of the above not wanted. One pair cuttings of each var. 
for 4/-; 5 each for 7/6 ; 10 each for 13/6; 20 each for 25/- 
Catalogues Free to any Address. 
s. PYE, 
CATTERALL, GARSTANG, LANC. 
For Index to Contents see page 126. 
“ Gardening Is the purest of human pleasures, and tho greatest 
refreshment to the spirit of man.”—B acon. 
SPECIAL CULTURE 
NEXT WEEK'S ENGAGEMENTS. 
FRUIT TREES & R0SES. 
A Large and Select Stock is now offered for Sale. 
The Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of Fruits post free 
The Descriptive Catalogue of Roses post free. 
THOMAS RIVERS & SON, 
The Nurseries, SA WBRIDGEWORTH , Herts 
Monday, Oct. 22nd.—Bulb Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms, and every day. 
Tuesday, Oct. 23rd.— R.H.S. Committee Meetings at 12 
o’clock. 
Clearance Sale at Sunningdale, Berks. (3 days). 
Sale of Orchids at Protheroe & Morris’ Rooms. 
Wednesday, Oct. 24th.—Sale of Nursery Stock at Windles- 
trawlee Nursery, Granton Road, Edinburgh. 
Sale of Lily Bulbs at Protheroe & Morris' Rooms. 
Thursday, Oct. 25th.—Hereford Chrysanthemum Show 
(2 days). 
Sale of Nursery Stock at Groombridge, near Tunbridge 
Wells. 
Friday, Oct. 26th.—Orchid Sale at Protheroe & Morris’ 
Rooms. 
5355 ^ 
HYACINTHS, TULIPS, 
Narcissi, Lillies, 
Snowdrops, 
Crocuses, 
Scillas, 
Irises 
&c. 
A? 
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QUALITIES 
AT LOWEST 
RATES. 
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Rail or Parcel Post. 
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Edited by BRIAN WYNNE, F.R.H.S. 
SATURDAY , OCTOBER 20th, 1894. 
Wigher Education in Horticulture.— 
Hitherto horticulture has been anything 
but well provided with the means of teach¬ 
ing the higher branches of the profession. It 
is true that a few schools of horticulture 
exist, but they are two widely separated to 
be of much benefit to the nation at large on 
account of the prohibitive expenses neces¬ 
sary to enable the sons of poor parents to 
avail themselves of the advantages offered. 
On the contrary, agriculture is better 
supplied, although the colleges are far from 
being able to meet the wants of different 
and widely isolated localities. The diffi¬ 
culty consists in making the colleges self- 
supporting with the scanty numbers of 
students who are able to pay the necessary 
fees. This could be overcome to a con¬ 
siderable extent by the endowment of first- 
class colleges with a sufficient sum to 
enable them to offer bursaries or scholar¬ 
ships, at least to the deserving sons of 
people who are unable to pay the ordinary 
fees. The status of such students could 
easily be determined by the income of their 
parents. At present it is only the sons of 
the wealthy who can avail themselves of 
the advantages of a two years’ course of 
training at an efficient and first-class 
college. Now, the poorer students are not 
only equally capable of being educated, but 
they often exhibit an earnestness in their 
work which those in more easy circum¬ 
stances, very often do not evince. It is 
sheer fallacy to preach that the sons of 
poor people should follow the same avoca¬ 
tion as their parents, for that is frequently 
impossible even if they had a natural incli¬ 
nation for the same kind of work. Even in 
the same family it often occurs that some 
are. entirely of a studious turn of mind, 
while others desire to do manual labour, and 
cannot be induced to study. The former 
should be encouraged to follow out the 
natural bent of their inclination, and the 
advantages of higher education should 
always be within their reach. By the 
betterment of individuals in this way, the 
nation at large cannot but be bettered by 
the prosperity of its subjects. 
That agriculture is better supplied 
with educational institutions than is the 
sister industry we are reminded by the 
receipt of the third Annual Report of 
the Victoria University of the Yorkshire 
College, Leeds, and also by the receipt of 
the Prospectus of the Courses in Agri¬ 
culture. An examination of the latter 
shows that the teaching is purely agricul¬ 
tural, although, of course, the several 
sciences taught apply with equal force to 
horticulture as to the other. There are 
three different schemes of teaching, so as 
to meet the conveniences and requirements 
of students as nearly as circumstances will 
permit. There are a two years’, a one 
year’s, and a winter course of instruction, 
the latter having a duration of ten weeks. 
In the first-mentioned scheme the first 
year’s course includes 80 lectures on agri¬ 
culture, 120 on chemistry, 30 on physics, 
90 on mathematics, 60 on botany, and 20 
lessons in drawing, surveying, etc., besides 
which there is practical work in the 
chemical and botanical laboratories, and in 
out-door agriculture. The second year's 
course is varied a little from the above, and 
includes economic entomology, engineering, 
veterinary science, geology, and book¬ 
keeping. Diligent students ought to acquire 
a great amount of useful information 
during a two years’ course like the above, 
more especially if they pursue their studies 
during the long vacation. The session 
lasts for thirty-two to thirty-eight weeks, 
according to the department in which the 
pupils are studying. The courses above- 
mentioned are recognised as qualifying for 
purposes of graduation in Science in Agri¬ 
culture in the University of Edinburgh. 
Taking a broad view of the matter, there 
does not seem to be the slightest reason 
why courses in horticulture should not be 
added to the advantages offered both at the 
above and other educational institutions 
where agriculture is taught. Surely the 
resources of the two sciences combined 
would be of material advantage to both, 
and to the community at large. There is 
nothing fundamentally different between the 
two sciences, for the physical basis of the 
cultivation of plants is the same whether 
in field or garden, the difference being 
merely one of detail in the matters of 
actual practice and extent of the culture. 
The lectures on agriculture, chemistry, 
physics, and botany, as well as the labora¬ 
tory practice, could not fail to be of advan¬ 
tage to the horticultural student as well as 
to the other. All that would then be 
required would be to add lectures on the 
scientific culture of fruits, flowers, and 
vegetables, as well as practical gardening, 
to the existing courses of instruction given 
