Fertility of the land.—Two hours.
There are thus fifteen hours a week of required work in this course. Students may elect, with permission of the instructor concerned, three hours a week additional by taking the following courses:—
ELECTIVE SUBJECTS
Economic entomology.—One hour a week.
Plant diseases.—Three hours. One hour lecture and two hours’ laboratory practice.
Horticultural reading.—Assignment of topics for abstracts and reports in standard works and current periodicals. One to three hours by appointment.
Floriculture and ornamental gardening.—Lectures and exercises on the growing and marketing of greenhouse crops, and the principles of lawn decoration. Two hours a week.
Greenhouse practice.—In this course the student is assigned specific pieces of work in the greenhouse to be performed under the direction of the gardener. One hour a week.
EQUIPMENT
Practically the same facilities are available to the winter course students as are offered the student in the regular course:—The library, one of the best in the country; the material equipment of the forcing-houses, including plants, work rooms, spray pumps and implements, are all used in conducting the work of instruction.