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THE FLORAL WORLD AND GARDEN GUIDE. 



27. — That every annual subscriber of 

 more than 5*. shall have the privilege of 

 introducing to all lectures and other 

 public meetings of the society, one friend 

 tor every additional amount of 5s. sub- 

 scribed by him. 



28. — That the charges of admission to 

 the lectures, etc., shall be determined by 

 the committee from time to time. 



29. — That tickets of admission to all 

 shows of the society during the current 

 year shall be issued as following, viz. : — To 

 cottagers and allotment holders, one blue 

 ticket for every amount of 2s. 6d. sub- 

 scribed; to othermembersjtvvo blue tickets 

 or one yellow ticket, for every amount of 

 5?. subscribed. 



30. — That members shall be able to 

 obtain tickets for the shows for their 

 friends on the following terms, provided 

 i hat the tickets are applied for during or 

 before the week preceding that in which 

 the show will be held: — Yellow tickets, 

 1*. 6d. each ; blue tickets, 6d. each. 



31. — That the holders of yellow tickets 

 shall b3 admitted to the shows at one 

 o'clock on the days of exhibition ; and that 

 the holders of blue tickets shall be 

 admitted at three o'clock on those days. 



32. — That the charges for admission 

 to the shows of the society shall bo as 

 follows : — For admission between the 

 hoars of one and three o'clock, 2.?. 6</. 

 each ; for admission after three o'clock, 

 1?. ; for admission after live o'clock, Gd. 



32. — That the appointments of the 

 shows and meetings shall be arranged by 

 the committee, subject to the rules here- 

 after mentioned ; and that the committee 

 shall give notice of the same to every 

 member. 



34. — That the committee shall be re- 

 quired to publish a schedule of the prizes 

 and conditions of exhibition at least six 

 weeks before the date of each show, and 

 shall send a copy to every member. 



35. — That each person intending to 

 exhibit, shall give notice in writing, by 

 filling up the society's printed form, which 

 can be obtained of the secretary, and which 

 must be delivered to the secretary, on or 

 before the fifth day before the day of 

 exhibition. 



36. — That the printed notice, to be 

 filled up and signed by each intending 

 exhibitor, shall indicate clearly the class 

 and division in which it is proposed to 

 compete, and the space which will be 

 occupied by the objects exhibited ; and 

 shall also contain a declaration to the 

 following effect : — That the productions 



to be exhibited by him, are bona fide his 

 property or that of his employer, and 

 have been in his possession and under 

 his own charge for the two months then 

 last past,or have been raised by him within 

 that period : and that the said produc- 

 tions have been grown either in t lie dis- 

 trict parishes of Sydenham or Forest Hill, 

 in the hamlet of Tenge, or in such parts 

 of the parishes of Beckenham or Camber- 

 well as lie within one mile of St. Bartho- 

 lomew's Church, Upper Sydenham. 



37. — That members intending to ex- 

 hibit bouquets or devices of cut flowers 

 shall not be restricted to flowers grown 

 in their own gardens, provided that they 

 were grown within the limits specified in 

 Ride 36. 



38. — That all plants, flowers, and 

 other productions, must have affixed to 

 them their proper names clearly written 

 upon cards, which wiil be provided by 

 the committee ; that they must be in the 

 tent, and ready for exhibition, before ten 

 o'clock on the morning of the show-day ; 

 and that any deviation from these re- 

 quirements will exclude them from com- 

 petition. 



39. — That a member shall not exhibit 

 on the same day for competition, in bis 

 own or any other name, two or more 

 collections or stands, either wholly or in 

 part, of the same description of plants, 

 flowers, fruits, or vegetables. 



40. — That exhibitors shall be required 

 to provide the necessary boxes or stands 

 for the exhibition of their productions. 



41. — That no greater number of arti- 

 cles shall be exhibited for a prize than is 

 specified in the schedule, on pain of exclu- 

 sion from competition. 



42. — That no member shall be allowed 

 to exhibit at any show, until his subscrip- 

 tion for the current year be paid. 



43. — That the productions exhibited 

 shall lie considered a? intrusted to the 

 care of the committee from ten o'clock in 

 the morning till seven o'clock in the 

 evening, when they will be delivered to 

 the exhibitors ; and that no interference 

 with the productions will be allowed 

 during that time, without the especial 

 permission of the committee. 



44. — -That by an amateur, shall be 

 understood one who is not employed as a 

 gardener, and who does not employ any 

 one in that capacity, except for the pur- 

 poses of mowing, digging, or sweeping up. 

 45. — That by a cottager, shall be 

 understood a mechanic or labourer, under 

 the employ of a master. 



