HARVARD UNIVERSITY. 
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THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION, 
A School of Agriculture and Horticulture. 
The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, established in ex- 
ecution of the trusts created by the will of Benjamin Bussey, gives 
systematic instruction in Agriculture, Useful and Ornamental 
Gardening, and Stock-raising. The Bussey Institution is situated 
near the village of Jamaica Plain, about five miles south-west of 
the centre of Boston, and close to the Forest Hills station on the 
Boston and Providence Railroad. Students may live either in 
the immediate vicinity of the School, or in Boston proper, or in 
some one of the neighboring villages upon the line of the railroad. 
THIS SCHOOL IS INTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING 
CLASSES OF PERSONS. 
1. Young men who intend to become practical farmers, gar- 
deners, florists, or landscape gardeners. 
2. Young men who will naturally be called upon to manage 
large estates; or who wish to qualify themselves to be stewards 
or overseers of farms or country places. 
3. Persons who wish to study some special branch of agricul- 
ture, horticulture, botany, or applied zodlogy. 
Instruction is given by lectures and recitations, and by practi- 
cal exercises in the laboratories, greenhouses, and fields; every 
student being taught to observe phenomena, to make experiments, * 
and to study specimens for himself. The aim of the teachers is 
to give the student a just idea of the principles upon which the : 
arts of agriculture and horticulture depend ; to teach him how to 
make intelligent use of the, scientific literature which relates to 
these arts; and to enable him to put a proper estimate upon 
those kinds of evidence which are obtained by experiments and 
by the observation of natural objects. The farm upon which the 
School buildings are situated is devoted. primarily to the produe- 
tion of hay, which is consumed by horses and cattle on the prem- 
ises. Students have constant opportunity to observe these ani- 
mals, as well as the agricultural operations and the courses of crops 
by which the fertility of the soil is kept up. Students interested 
in tree-culture have the opportunity of seeing the raising of trees 
in great variety for the Arnold Arboretum, in the greenhouses 
and upon the grounds adjacent to the School. 
Candidates for admission must be at least seventeen years of 
age, and must present testimonials of good moral character. No 
formal examination will be required of them, but each student 
must satisfy the instructors of his ability and of his intention to 
profit by the teachings of the School. Students who are not can- 
didates for a degree may, upon producing certificates of good 
moral character, join the School at any time, without examina- 
tion, to pursue any special course or courses of instruction which 
they are qualified to pursue with advantage. 
For further information, apply to 
Pror. F. H. STORER, Dean, 
Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
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