MEMBERS' BOTANICAL PRIVILEGES. 



THE COUNCIL HAVE FIXED THE FOLLOWING 



RATES OF CHARGES FOR THE EXAMINATION 

 OF PLANTS AND SEEDS 



BY THE SOCIETY'S BOTANIST. 



The charge for examination must be paid at the time of application, and the 



carriage of all parcels must be prepaid. When, however, bond fide inquiries 



require no special investigation the fees will be returned with the reply. 



1. — Report on the purity and germinating capacity of samples 

 of agricultural seeds, with a statement as to the nature 

 and amount of the impurities or adulterants present . \s. 



2. — Report on the constitution of mixtures of grass seeds and 

 an opinion as to their suitability for temporary leys, 

 permanent pastures, &c. . . . . . . I5. 



3. — Identification of weeds and poisonous plants with sug* 



gestions for their eradication . . . . . \s. 



4. — Report on the fungoid diseases affecting farm crops, with 

 an account of the methods suitable for their treatment, 

 where known ........ Is. 



5. — Report on the natural herbage of a district as a guide to 



the formation of permanent pastures . . . I5. 



6. — Report on the suitability or otherwise of the different 

 varieties of the chief farm crops for local conditions 

 (where the information is available), stating their average 

 cropping capacity as compared with other varieties, their 

 quality, power of resistance to various diseases, and 

 general purity to type . . . . . .Is. 



7. — Reports on any other matters of a botanical nature of 



interest to agriculturists \s. 



PURCHASE OF SEEDS. 



The purchaser should obtain from the vendor, by invoice or other writing, 

 the proper designation of the seeds he buys, with a guarantee of the percentage 

 of purity and germination, and of its freedom from ergot, and, in the case of 

 clover, from the seeds of dodder and broom-rape. 



Copies of the "Order Form and Conditions of Purchase and Sale of Seeds" 

 (see page ix) may be obtained by Members on application to the Secretary, at 

 1<5 Bedford Square, London, W.C. 



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