264 JOURNAL OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



papers do not arrive by the first post on the day of Examina- 

 tion, he should immediately telegraph to the Secretary of the 

 Society, 117 Victoria Street, S.W. Telegraphic Address: 

 *' Hortensia, London." 



{(1) To preserve the seals of the parcel unbroken until he opens it in the 

 presence of the candidates, at the hour fixed for the Examination 

 to commence. 



(e) To distribute one copy of the Examination Paper to each candidate. 

 It is better that the candidates should be seated not too closely 

 together. 



(/) The Supervisor will then immediately read aloud the directions 

 ; printed at the head of the papers, make a note of the exact time, 

 and inform students distinctly of the exact hour at which all 

 papers must be handed in. 



((]) To S3e that the following rules are strictly observed : — 



1. Two-and-a-half hours are allowed for the paper. 



2. Students are not allowed to bring any books, paper, notes, kc, 



into the Examination Room ; nor to ask any questions what- 

 ever, save of the Supervisor, who must exercise his judgment 

 as to whether such question is one he should answer or not. 



3. Students are not allowed to leave the Examination Room on 



any pretext whatsoever after the papers have been distributed. 

 In case of unavoidable illness, the Student must be content 

 either to hand in what he has already done, or to wait till 

 another Examination takes place. 



4. Any Student leaving the room before the full time allowed has 



expired must first give up to the Supervisor his written 

 papers. 



5. The papers of any Students breaking these rules, or found 



copying, should at once be destroyed. 



(//) The allotted time having expired, the Supervisor will call on the 

 Students to fold up and hand in their papers, which should then 

 \)Q at once (before leaving the room) tied together securely with 

 string. They should be posted to the Secretary, R.H.S., 117 

 Victoria Street, Westminster, S.W., by the earliest possible post. 



{i) The Supervisor will, of course, not himself leave the room during the 

 time of Examination. 



(Jc) The Supervisor is requested to sign the following form, and return it 

 wdth the Students' papers to the Secretary, R.H.S., 117 Victoria 

 Street, London, S.W. 



