510 EULES OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY 



All Annual Subscribers shall, on completing their Elections, 

 sign an obligation to conform to the rules and regulations of the 

 Society, and to pay their subscriptions regularly so long as they 

 shall continue Fellows. 



Any Fellow may withdraw from the Society by signifying a 

 wish to do so, h\j letter signed by the Fellow, and addressed to 

 the Secretary at the oflaces of the Society : any Fellow may he 

 removed from the Society by a General Meeting, under the 13th 

 clause in the Charter, but such withdrawal or removal shall not 

 release any Fellow from the amount of arrears or payment due 

 to the Society. 



Should any Fellow propose to reside abroad, and give due 

 notice of such intention in a letter addressed to the Secretary at 

 the offices of the Society, the Council shall have power to remit 

 all payments which may fall due during such residence abroad, 

 provided that during such absence none of the rights and privi- 

 leges of a Fellow be exercised. 



Privileges of Fellows. 

 All Fellows, whatever their rate of payment may be, are 



entitled, provided they ar, 



sno 



t in arrear of their Subscri 



ption, to 



be present and vote at all 



Special or General 



Meetings. 





At these meetings, Commi 



anications made 



to the Society, on 



new or important subject! 



3 in 



Horticulture, a 



re received :, 



; Fruits, 



Vegetables, and Flowers 



sen 



t for exhibition 



, are shown 



; Prizes 



are awarded ; and ballots take place for such plants as may be 

 ready for distribution. 



Fellows are also entitled to free admission to the Gardens 

 both at Chiswick and South Kensington at all times when 

 they are open, and to such seeds, cuttings, or grafts of plants 

 procured by or presented to the Society as may be occasionally 

 distributable. The Garden at Chiswick is open from 9 o'clock 

 until 6 p.m. every day in summer and until dusk in winter 

 (except Sundays). The garden at South Kensington is open 

 from 9 o'clock until dusk every day, except on Sundays, when 

 it is only open from 2 o'clock until dusk. 



Each Fellow can introduce four friends to Chiswick by written 

 order, at all times when the Garden is open. 



Eacli Fellow can also personally introduce two friends to the 

 Gardens at South Kensington at all times when they are open, 

 except on Exhibition days; but cannot exercise this privilege 



