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for, by the consent of H.M. Government, the Department of Agriculture con- 

 sented to co-operate with the Society if the Society would undertake the work of 

 organizing the Examinations, and authorized the Diploma bearing the following 

 words : " Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society under a scheme approved 

 by the Board of Agriculture." 



The dates of the 1920 Examinations will be announced later. They will 

 include practical, viva voce, and written parts ; the practical part will be held 

 in a suitable garden. 



Information may be obtained by sending a directed envelope, stamped, to 

 the Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, S.W. 1. 



10. EXAMINATIONS, 1920. 



The revised syllabus of the different examinations can be obtained from the 

 Society's Office, Vincent Square, S.W. 1, post free for i%d. 



11. INFORMATION. 



Fellows may obtain information and advice from the Society as to the names 

 of flowers and fruits, on points of practice, insect and fungus attacks', and other 

 questions, by applying to the Secretary, R.H.S., Vincent Square. Westminster, 

 S.W. 1.* 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. 



12. 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 ^3 3s. for one day (or ^5 5s. 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 Gardens. Gardens can only be inspected at the written request of the owner. 



13. AFFILIATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



One of the most successful of the many branches of the Society's work is the 

 affiliation of local Horticultural Societies to the R.H.S. 



The list of benefits offered to Affiliated Societies has been revised and 

 extended. It is hoped that all Societies will by Affiliation beccme united with 

 the parent Society and through it with each other. Such a unity cannot fail 

 to be attended with good and progressive results. 



14. R.H.S. GARDENERS' DIARY. 



The R.H.S. Gardeners' Diary for 1920 contains a considerable quantity of 

 new information and is compiled more especially for the single-handed gardener. 

 Fellows may obtain it from the R.H.S. Office, Vincent Square, London, S.W. 1 ; 

 bound in imitation leather, 25. over the counter, 2s. 3d. post free. 



15. RULES FOR JUDGING— 1914 CODE. 



The "Rulosfor Judging, with Suggestions to Schedule Makers and Exhibitors," 

 have been revised. Secretaries of Local Societies are advised to obtain a fresh 

 copv. It will be sent post free on receipt of a postal order for is. gd., addressed 

 to the Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, Westminster, 

 S.W. 1. 



* See R.H.S. Gardeners' Diary — " How to send Specimens for Identification." 



