Brigham Young University. Dept. of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties

In 1954 the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture was renamed the Department of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties. The department focused on providing emphasis on either fruit production, ornamental horticulture, or landscape gardening. Department chairmen included Clarence D. Ashton (1955-1957)and Ernest F. Reimschussel (1958-1964).

Variant names

Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences. Dept. of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties

Brigham Young University. Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties Dept.

Description

Established: 1954

Abolished: 1964

Location: Provo, Utah (1954-1964)

Functions

The Department of Horticulture and Horticultural Specialties included courses on fruit production, vegetable production, beautifying the home grounds, floriculture, flower arrangement, architectural drawing, plant propagation, practical orchard management, herbaceous plants, woody plants, nursery practice, greenhouse management, turf management, landscape design, planting design, systematic pomology, harvesting and storage of fruits, weeds and seed analysis, plant breeding, plant pathology, and diseases of cultivated fruits.

Assets and Administrative Structure

The department was administered by a department chairman, under the direction of the college dean.

Associated Units

Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Biological and Agricultural Sciences (1954-1960)

Earlier unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture (1954)

Later unit: Brigham Young University. Dept. of Horticulture (1964)

Associated unit: Brigham Young University. Agricultural Operations (1954-1960)

Sources

Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1955-1956: p. 258-260 (course offerings)

Brigham Young University The First Hundred Years, 1975: v. 4 p. 501 (Clarence D. Ashton (1955-1957)and Ernest F. Reimschussel (1958-1964))

Maintenance Information

Record ID: EAC-2009-00307

Creator: RSP