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cient insurance against loss, and to a guarantee to return it in good 

 condition, or, failing this, to refund to the R.H.S. the sum of eighty 

 guineas. On the return of the Cup the Council will present the holder 

 with a smaller commemorative Silver Cup. 



The same exhibitor may win the Cup only once in three years, but 

 should the winner of the previous year be again considered first the 

 Council will bestow a special award. 



The decision of the Council is final, and the Cup may be altogether 

 withheld at their discretion. 



The Council will not award this high distinction unless satisfied and 

 assured that the exhibit is, in the main, due to the work and capability 

 of the exhibitor or his employes, and on this point the Council may 

 consult any expert not competing for the Cup. 



The attention of intending exhibitors is particularly directed to the 

 Society's 1911 Code of " Rules for Judging." 



24. A NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



Most gardeners will welcome the initiation by the Society of 

 a scheme whereby a National Diploma in Horticulture may be 

 gained by those who pass the Preliminary and Final Examina- 

 tions which will be required. The Diploma will be thoroughly 

 " National," for by the consent of H.M. Government the Department of 

 Agriculture, after being approached in the matter, has consented to 

 co-operate with the Society if the Society will undertake the work of 

 organizing the Examinations, and has authorized that the Diploma shall 

 bear the following w r ords : " Awarded by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society under a scheme approved by the Board of Agriculture." 



The Examinations will be written, viva voce, and practical. The 

 practical part will be held in suitable gardens at convenient centres in 

 the country. The first Diploma Examination will be held in June 

 1914, and thereafter annually. 



Among those for whose benefit the Diploma is established are the 

 following : — Florists, Fruit Growers, Gardeners, Horticultural In- 

 spectors, Horticultural Instructors, Landscape Gardeners, Market 

 Gardeners, Nurserymen, Public Park Gardeners, and Seedsmen. 



Fuller information may be obtained from the Secretary, Royal 

 Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, S.W. 



25. EXAMINATIONS, 1914. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

 Horticulture will be held on April 1, 1914. The Examination has 

 two divisions, viz. (a) for Candidates of eighteen years of age and 

 over, and (b) for Juniors under eighteen years. Particulars for 1914 

 may be obtained by sending a stamped and directed envelope to the 

 Society's offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1893 to 1913 

 (price 2s. post free) may also be obtained from the office. The Society 



