j November 7, 1903. 
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County Technical Laboratories, 
Chelmsford. 
The Education Committee of the Essex 
County Council seem determined to> be up to 
date m providing for the education of thei 
rising generation in the county in agricul¬ 
tural and horticultural matters. Provision 
for such education lias been in existence for 
many years 1 past in an old building which 
had been adapted to the. needs for the tune 
being. In the first place, most practical 
provision had been made for the theoretical 
and practical teaching of horticulture. ^ A 
very small garden had to do service for a 
time in the back yard of the building. After 
some years this wasi supplemented by a. 
garden at Rainsford End, Chelmsford, this 
garden is now well equipped, being divided 
into five main sections—namely, the botani¬ 
cal garden, vegetable garden, a plot for grow¬ 
ing' the different forms of fruit trees, a plot 
to be used as an orchard, and an experimental 
plot for the trials of new plants. There is 
also a range of greenhouses, including pio- 
pagating pit, vinery, warm and cool plant 
houses and frames, with the necessary pot¬ 
ting and tool house fitted up with a set of 
tools, for every studeih undergoing a eouise 
of instruction in the garden. 
The laboratory provided proved insuffi¬ 
cient for the accommodation of the horticul¬ 
tural students, especially in summer, and 
their potting arrangements not having y 
that time been provided for, the class sat m 
a. shed open upon one side, and here the 
theoretical and practical instruction was 
carried on for a time. Then a splendidly 
fitted up laboratory was provided, and did 
excellent service for some yeais. 
During the past year the accommodation 
has been again .proved insufficient for the 
needs of the county, and the 1 ^°' ra f 017 , ^ 
been greatly extended, the old laborato y 
being utilised as part of the buddmg.but 
heightened, so that rooms are now formed 
above it. The accommodation is now three 
times the extent it was before, and provision 
has been made for the accommodation of men 
and women students attending the horticul¬ 
tural classes, and provision for agricultural 
education, has also been put on a footing it 
never had before. The new block of build¬ 
ings lies between Duke Street and Market 
Buildings, almost the whole of the site being 
now occupied with the various branches of 
the County Technical Laboratories. Every 
room is splendidly fitted up with all the 
necessary conveniences for carrying on 
chemical studies, microscopical work, and 
class teaching. The sides of several of the 
rooms are fitted up with library cases, 
cabinets for specimens, whether in the dried 
state or preserved in methylated spirit. 
Although we here speak of the convenience 
for horticultural education, we may at the 
same time state that the conveniences for 
agriculture are also equally well and 
splendidly provided for. The elementary 
courses in dairy bacteriology is a permanent 
institution. 
During the past few years an excellent 
staff oi instructors has been got together 
Mr. T. S. Dyinond, F.I.C., and his assistants 
cany on all the classes in chemistry and 
physics. The principles of horticulture are 
taught by Mr. E. C. Horrell, F.L.S. ; the 
operations of horticulture by Mr. Charles 
Wakely ; while Mr. F. J. Chittenden is the 
assistant lecturer and demonstrator. Mr. 
W. Aylett and Mr. A. W. Goldstone are in 
charge of the botanic and horticultural school 
garden. In the case of horticulture, there 
are two courses—namely, for short terms, 
held respectively in June, July, November, 
February, and March, the latter extending, 
to four weeks. There is also the ordinary 
school courses, extending from September to 
December for the autumn term, from Janu¬ 
ary to April for the winter term, aud from 
May to July for the summer term. There 
is also a course of practical instruction in 
botany with special reference to the teaching 
of nature study in schools. With this object 
in view, the classes meet during the winter, 
from the first Saturday in October to the 
beginning of May. As a continuation of this, 
a course of botanical rambles is arranged for 
in different parts of the county from May to 
the end of July. It is not necessaiy for 
those participating in these classes to come 
