THE BUSSEY INSTITUTION. 
A School of Agriculture and Horticulture. 
The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, established in execution 
of the trusts cr eated 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 ealhaee of 
- Jamaica Plain, about five miles southwest 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. i 
1. Young men who intend to become practical farmers, gardeners, 
florists, or landscape: oardeners. 
2. Young men who will naturally be called upon to manage large 
estates; or who wish to qualify themselves to be overseers or super-— 
intendents of farms, country seats, or public institutions. | 
3. Persons who wish to study some special branch. of agriculture, or 
horticulture, or to attend the school as a means of scientifie training. 
Instruction is given by lectures and recitations, and by practical exer- 
cises in laboratories, the 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. Students interested in tree-culture have the oppor- 
tunity of seeing the raising of trees in great variety for the Arnold 
Arboretum. 
Candidates for admission must be at least seventeen years of age, and 
must present testimonials of good moral character. No formal exam- 
ination 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 candidates for a degree may, upon 
producing certificates of good moral character, join the School at any 
time, without examination, to pursue any special course or courses of 
instruction which they are qualified to pursue with advantage. 
For further information, apply to 
Prof. F. H. STORER, Dean, 
Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
