xcii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, Westminster, 

 S.W. 



Exhibitors of vegetables are specially warned that the numbers of 

 specimens to a dish appearing on p. 19 of the 1909 Code of Rules have 

 been still further modified. 



28. R.H.S. DAFFODIL YEAR BOOK. 



The Council have consented to publish on August 1st a Daffodil 

 Year Book. It will contain the most up-to-date information regard- 

 ing new varieties of Daffodils ; the Awards made at the 1913 Daffodil 

 Shows in London, Birmingham, and elsewhere ; special articles ; 

 about 2 doz. coloured and other plates, and the Schedule for the 

 1914 R.H.S. Daffodil Show. All interested in these beautiful Spring 

 flowers are advised to order a copy at once from the Society's Office, 

 Vincent Square, London, S.W. Price is. 6d. post free. 



29. RECOGNITION OF DILIGENT INTEREST 

 IN PLANTS. 



The Council have founded a Card of " Recognition of Diligent 

 Interest in Plants." Issued in response to frequent applications by 

 school authorities for some token of encouragement of work with plants 

 amongst scholars, it is to be awarded to the boy or girl (or both) who, 

 in the yearly school competitions in plant cultivation, or garden-plot 

 keeping, or Nature study, has secured the first prize. The Cards are 

 12 inches by 8 inches, and may be had on application to the Secretary, 

 R.H.S., Vincent Square, London, S.W. (price 6d. each). The applica- 

 tion should contain information as to (a) the nature of the competition, 

 (b) the number of competitors, (c) the judges, (d) the number of prizes 

 awarded in the competition, (e) the full name of the first prize-winner, 

 and should be signed by the head-teacher and a member of the educa- 

 tion authority concerned. The Council of the R.H.S. will at their 

 own absolute discretion grant or withhold this " recognition." 



30. DISBUDDING OF ORCHIDS. 



At the request of the Orchid Committee the Council have made a 

 rule that " Awards will not be given to any Orchids of which the 

 natural size and character of the flowers have, in the opinion of the 

 Orchid Committee, been in any way changed or improved through 

 the removal of a bud or buds, or part of the spike." 



31. ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Fellows are reminded that the more they can place their orders with 

 those who advertise in the Society's Publications the more likely others 

 are to advertise also, and in this way the Society may be indirectly 

 benefited. 



