304 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Diploma of the Society, mentioned in the foregoing report, is 



awarded to those students who 



1. Have completed the two years' course of training in the Gardens 



and have fulfilled the conditions set out in the Prospectus of the 



School. 



2. Pass written and practical examinations in the Principles and 



Operations of Horticulture upon the syllabus laid down for 



study. 



3. Present an essay upon some approved Horticultural or Scientific 



subject. : 



4. Submit a collection of at least 200 properly dried, named, and 



localized plant specimens collected outside the Wisley Gardens. 



5. Submit a collection of insects either injurious or helpful in 



Horticulture. 



Seven students having completed their two years' course, the exami- 

 nations mentioned under (2) above were held on Wednesday, July 30, 



1908, J. Fraser, Esq., F.L.S., acting as external co-examiner. Six of the 

 candidates passed this examination and fulfilled the other conditions, and 

 were placed in the following order : — 



1. Mr. Hugh E. Seaton. 



2. Mr. Bertram Perry. 



3. Mr. G. S. DamseU. 



4. Mr. G. Yeoman. 



5. Mr. William Brown. 



6. Mr. W. Cox. 



The Council have appointed Mr. H. E. Seaton to be Assistant- 

 Demonstrator at an honorarium of 40Z. for the year ending September 



1909, and have awarded prizes of the value of 11. to Mr. B. Perry, and of 

 10s. to Mr. G. S. Damsell, and another of 10s. to Mr. W. Brown, whose 

 garden plot was considered to show the greatest skill and diligence. 



Diplomas have been awarded to the six successful students. 



