uly 30, 1904. 
THE O ARDEN! NO WORLD. 
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I iversity College, Reading. 
he Department of Horticulture of the 
versify College, Reading, has now issued 
syllabus intended for candidates for the 
ularships. Three of these scholarship's 
are open to young gardeners, and will be 
awarded in August next. Candidates are re*- 
quired to pass a simple examination, the 
details of which are given in the syllabus. 
Candidates] must not bei more than twenty- 
twoi years of age, and must have worked for 
four years ini public or private gardens. 
Each holder of a scholarship'will be paid 15s. 
weekly, besides receiving free instruction. 
The prospectus of instruction in. horticulture 
is' also on our table, and gives a considerable 
amount-of information relating to the Col¬ 
lege, the lecturers and the garden. The 
syllabus of 'Subjects for thei diploma during 
the first year includes both the theory and 
practice of horticulture. This will include 
the whole aspect relating to the formation of 
a garden, the composition and classification 
of soils', cultivation, drainage, tools, manures, 
vegetable garden, flower garden, Rose 
garden, aquatic plants, fruit garden, lawns, 
shrubs-, etc. Horticultural botany deals, of 
course, with the structure of all parts of 
plants, physiology, artificial reproduction in 
gardens, and all questions likely to arise in 
the cultivation of plants. Students attend¬ 
ing these Matures have also- to make them¬ 
selves acquainted with a considerable number 
of natural orders of plants, all of which are 
represented in the British flora. Horticul¬ 
tural chemistry and physics will also be dealt 
with during thei first year’s: course, which also 
includes book-keeping. During the second 
year the 1 theory and practice cf horticulture 
will be gone into' more deeply, both ini the 
matter of practical work and the botanical 
aspect of the question. Horticultural en¬ 
tomology, otherwise known as economic en¬ 
tomology, will form part of the: curriculum. 
Bee-keeping and Nature study will also form 
paid of the course. Applicants should apply 
to' the: Registrar, University College, Reading. 
Whortleberries. 
For some yearsi past attention: has been 
called to' importations 1 of Whortleberries 
from the Continent, this being considered 
largely due to the defect in the supply of 
Black Currants brought about by the pre¬ 
sence of the Black Currant Mite. Possibly 
our supplies of home grown fruit are not 
sufficient, to affect the market, nevertheless 
they are appreciable- in certain parts of Eng¬ 
land, usually, however, on pieces of land 
accessible to the public, and therefore every¬ 
body’s property. These fruits are likely to 
be used locally, though it is- possible that 
some would he inclined to- makei money of 
them. It is said that 8d. a, gallon is; all that 
is offered for the berries in the districts 
where they are gathered. Wei should cer¬ 
tainly admit that such money wa.s well 
earned. The berries are not usually veiy 
abundant in. the south, as the Whortleberry 
prefers land of an upland chaiactei, and 
usually does best in open Pine woods. Here 
the bushes attain a considerable height fcy 
reason of the shelter afforded by the trees, 
and they flower and fruit abundantly. In 
the southern counties the plant mostly 
affects the sand formations, and certainly 
within ai wide radius of London, thei plant, is 
more abundant upon sand than, chalk downs. 
On the sand hillsi of Surrey the women and 
children from, the numerous' small outlying 
villages are busily engaged gathering the 
fruits under the Scotch Firs. 
Chester Agricultural College. 
Oni the 18th inst., the Earl of Crewe dis¬ 
tributed the prizes at the Agricultural 
College, Holmes Chapel. The meeting was 
presided over by Mr. C. E. Thornycroft. In 
the course of his remarks, Lord Crewe said 
that Cheshire was essentially a farming 
county, including, of course, horticulture. 
He stated that it was really only in recent 
yearsi that the supreme importance of 
scientific agricultural education had been ra- 
cognisied in: this country, and county coun ils 
everywhere were now thoroughly interested 
in, the promotion of such advanced education. 
He was pleased to note that horticulture 
formed such a. prominent pant in the course 
of instruction given at the college ; hitherto 
the science of gardening had been greatly 
neglected. Wei were familiar with the vast 
quantities: of fruit and vegetables: that were 
imported to: this country, and which might 
be perfectly well grown here. He was in¬ 
clined to> agree that the time, would come 
when the greater part of indoor gardening 
would bei done by ladies:. He: concluded by 
saying that England ought to he to- the 
world what the: Channel Island's were to, Eng¬ 
land. The people must set themselves to 
the production of quality rather than 
quantity. 
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Fruit Harvest at Frogmore. 
The present year constitutes a. record for 
the fruit already gathered in the King’s 
Royal gardens at Frogmore, Windsor. More 
than 2 tons of Strawberries, have been, picked, 
and enormous, quantities have been sent to 
Buckingham Palace. The large Vine at 
Cumberland Lodge is again heavily laden 
with fine fruit, this year. Thei popular idea 
has not got, over the fact that the Vine has 
undergone certain renovations by which the 
number of bunches has been, reduced for the 
purpose of developing larger bunches and 
finer berries. Thei Vine is not, now allowed 
to, carry 1,800 to 2,000 buneheis, as the 
number has been reduced to something like 
700, or, at all events, was so- last.year, and 
the' improvement effected in the general 
health and appearance of the berries and 
bunches is likely to be continued by those 
in charge of the Vine. 
