I think, too, the plan would be useful for other reasons. If both the forcing department and the management of the walls, were, as they ought to be, scientifically attended to, they would form at once a school for the young men employed on the premises (By the way, might not a horticultural school be advantageously appended, by taking, on the payment of a premium, other young men besides those absolutely necessary to keep the grounds in order ?), and a model which all gardeners in the neighbourhood might advantageously and with confidence consult. Secondly, an opportunity would be afforded of studying the varieties of each fruit tree, of classifying and ascertaining the qualities of those already known, of introducing new varieties; and, lastly, of reducing into order the apparently impenetrable chaos of synonymes, which presents so formidable an obstacle to the successful cultivation of this department of horticulture.
