. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. .66 The American Florist. Jan. IS, The Education of Gardeners. We have been much interested in several articles which appeared lately in the Am. Florist on the education of gardeners. In some of these articles re- grets are expressed that so few possess a knowledge of those branches of science now considered indispensable to the full etjuipment of the intelligent horticul- turist. This is not the time to say anything against a higher education than has hitherto prevailed, but how this is to be brought about does n
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. .66 The American Florist. Jan. IS, The Education of Gardeners. We have been much interested in several articles which appeared lately in the Am. Florist on the education of gardeners. In some of these articles re- grets are expressed that so few possess a knowledge of those branches of science now considered indispensable to the full etjuipment of the intelligent horticul- turist. This is not the time to say anything against a higher education than has hitherto prevailed, but how this is to be brought about does not clearly appear. One cause, however, for this want, seems due to the fact that a large proportion of tliose in the business spring from that class in society which have not the means to keep their boys at school long enough to acquire a technical education—the upshot of which is that those of them who lack the ambition to make good in some measure at least this defect, con- tinue through life in a state of compara- tive ignorance regarding what science teaches in relation to the various branches of their business. The fortunate few can enjoy the privilege of becoming learned in all the wisdom of the schools, but we question if very many of those who en- joy these advantages will be willing to labor "working with their hands" at such work as falls to the lot of young gardeners. One thing at least may be set down as true, that theirs is no calling for an inordinate display of gold studs and sleeve buttons. But notwithstand- ing the drawbacks the lack of education entails, those of them who have the true horticultural ring, and who are willing to take advantage of the many facilities for self-culture now open to the most, if not all, may rise to a point of intelligence worthily fitting them for the best posi- tions in the land either as gardeners or florists. We doubt not but many of the ablest gardeners have had this experience, and the signs of the times foreshadow
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