A School of Agriculture and Horticulture. ” i 
The School of Agriculture and Horticulture, established in pte 
of the trusts created by the will of Benjamin Bussey, gives Bene ae aoe 
instruction in Agriculture, Useful and Ornamental Gardening, and — 
Stock-raising. The Bussey Institution is situated near the village of © 
Jamaica Poa: 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, orin 
Boston proper, or in some one of the neighboring villages upon ae 2a 
line of the railroad. Ree 
THIS SCHOOL IS INTENDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CLASSES i ae 
OF PERSONS. | 
1. Young men who intend to become practical farmers, gardeners, ae 
florists, or landscape gardeners. | a Be e 
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. Feit. “a 
3. Persons who wish to study some special branch of aprcnitine: or 
horticulture, or to attend the school as a means of scientific traming. —_ 
Instruction is given by lectures and recitations, and by practical exor- | 
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 — EY 
which the arts of agriculture and horticulture depend; to teach him how — 
to make idbolliveat use of the scientific literature which relates to these 
arts; and to enanie him to put a proper estimate upon those kinds of 
evidence which are obtained by experiments and by- the observation a 
of natural objects. Students interested in tree-culture have the oppor- — 2 
tunity of seeing the raising of trees in great variety for the Arnold:®; 
Arboretum. ot 
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 passes eos am 
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. 
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For further information, apply to the Shy ‘Y 
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Prof. F. H. STORER, Dean, 
Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
