CCXXXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Schoolmaster shall be competent to teach the elements of Cottage 

 Gardening, and the absence of any test whatever of such competence. 

 The general conduct of this examination will be on similar lines to that 

 of the more general examination. 



27. STUDENTS. 



The Society admits a limited number of young men to study Gardening 

 in their Gardens at Wisley. These Working Students have also the 

 advantage of attending most of the Society's meetings and Shows at the 

 Royal Horticultural Hall and elsewhere. 



28. INFORMATION. 



Fellows may obtain information and advice free of charge from the 

 Society as to the names of flowers and fruit, on points of practice, insect 

 and fungoid attacks, and other questions by applying to the Secretary, 

 R.H.S., Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. Where at all practicable, 

 it is particularly requested that letters and specimens may be timed to 

 reach Vincent Square by the first post on the mornings of the Fortnightly ' 

 Meetings, so as to be laid before the Scientific or other Committees at 

 once. 



29. INSPECTION OF FELLOWS' GARDENS. 



The Inspection of Gardens belonging to Fellows is conducted by a 

 thoroughly competent Inspector from the Society, who reports and 

 advises at the following cost, viz. a fee of £2. 2s. for one day (or £S. 3s. 

 for two consecutive days), together with all out-of-pocket expenses. No 

 inspection may occupy more than two days, save by special arrangement. 

 Fellows wishing for the services of an Inspector are requested to give at 

 least a week's notice and choice of two or three days, and to indicate the 

 most convenient railway station and its distance from their garden. 



30. AFFILIATED SOCIETIES. 



One of the most successful of the many new branches of work under- 

 taken since the reconstruction of the Society in 1887 is the unification of all 

 local Horticultural, Floral, and Gardening Societies by a scheme of 

 affiliation to the R.H.S. Since this was initiated, no less than 200 

 Societies have joined our ranks, and that number is steadily increasing. 



Secretaries of Affiliated Societies can now obtain on application a 

 specimen copy of a new Card which the Council have prepared for the use 

 of Affiliated Societies wishing to have a Card for Certificates, Commenda- 

 tions, &c. It can be used for Fruit or Flowers or Vegetables, and is 

 printed in two colours— art shades of deep blue and green. Price 3s. 6d. 

 for 10 copies, 5s. (id. for 20, lis. Gd. for 50, 20s. for 100. 



The Council have also struck a special Medal for the use of Affiliated 

 ied at cost price in Bronze, Silver, and Silver-gilt — 

 viz. Bronze, 5s. (id., with case complete ; Silver, 12s. 6d., with case 



