The arrangements for the horticultural sections are as follow:—
Certificate in horticulture, both practical and theoretical, will be granted after two years’ training; it will include horticulture, botany, soils and manures, entomology, and book-keeping. The diploma in horticulture will only be granted after three years’ training.
SCHEME OF WORK
1.—Students may prepare for either or both the examinations of the Royal Horticultural Society and Studley College certificate and diploma.
(a) The Royal Horticultural Society.—This examination is held in April or May, and includes:—
The Elementary Principles on which Horticultural practice is based: (1) Soils; (2) Requirements of growth—water, heat, air; (3) Seeds; (4) Roots; (5) Stems and Branches; (6) Leaves; (7) Tubers and Bulbs; (8) Growth and Development; (9)Flowers; (10)Fruit; (11)Seed; (12) Variation and Selection; (13) Names and Orders of Common Garden Plants, Trees, etc.
Horticultural Operations and Practice.—(1) Elements of Surveying and Landscape Gardening; (2) Choice of Site for Garden; (3) Description and use of Implements; (4) Operations connected with the Cultivation of the Land; (5) Propagation; (6) Fruit Culture; (7) Vegetable Culture; (8) Flower Culture; (9) Manures; (10) Hybridisation and Selection; (11) Arboriculture; (12) Insect and Fungus Pests.
Practical Work.—This includes the care of lawns (mowing and rolling), paths and beds; weeding, potting; planting and propagating flowers and vegetables; mixing soils; seed sowing. Work in kitchen and flower gardens, shrubberies, greenhouses, frames, and hot beds. Budding, grafting, pruning, and planting. Rotation of crops. Orchard work. Cultivation of tomatoes, cucumbers, and melons. Planting of herbaceous borders. Classification of plants, fertilisation. Diseases of plants. Labelling plants and seeds. Table decorations, wreath and bouquet making.
Bee-keeping.—Students are prepared for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Class Experts’ Examination of the British Bee-keepers’ Association and are fully instructed in apiculture, both in theory and practice.
Fruit bottling and preserving.—Course of instruction in fruit bottling and preserving, jam making, etc., will be held during the fruit season (June to October). Students can join for two weeks at a time or longer. Fee, including board and residence, £5 5s. for two weeks.