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every provision has been made for the illustration and delivery of 

 Lectures. 



Any Fellows willing to Lecture, or to communicate Papers on interest- 

 ing subjects, are requested to communicate with the Secretary. 



26. EXAMINATIONS, 1909. 



1. The Society will hold an examination on Monday, January 11, 

 1909, specially intended for gardeners employed in Public Parks and 

 Gardens belonging to County Councils, City Corporations, and similar 

 bodies. This examination will be conducted in the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. The entries close on 

 January 1, 1909. 



2. The Society's Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice 

 of Horticulture will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 1909. The 

 examination has two divisions, viz., (a) for Candidates of eighteen years 

 of age and over, and (b) for Juniors under eighteen years. Candidates 

 should send in their names not later than March 31. Full particulars may 

 be obtained by sending a stamped and directed envelope to the Society's 

 offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1893 to 1907 (price 2s. post 

 free) may also be obtained from the Office. The Society is willing to 

 hold an examination wherever a magistrate, clergyman, schoolmaster, 

 or other responsible person accustomed to examinations will consent to 

 supervize one on the Society's behalf. 



The Society is prepared to extend this examination to residents in the 

 Colonies ; and, at the request of the Government of the United Provinces 

 of India, arrangements have been made to Lold this examination in 1909 

 — altered and adapted to the special requirements of India — at Saharanpur 

 next year. 



In connection with this examination a Scholarship of £25 a year for 

 two years is offered by the Society to be awarded after the 1909 

 examination to the student who shall pass highest, if he is willing to 

 accept the conditions attaching thereto. The main outline of these con- 

 ditions is that the holder must be of the male sex, and between the 

 ages of 18 and 22 years, and that he should study gardening for one 

 year at least at the Royal Horticultural Society's Gardens at Wisley, 

 conforming to the general rules laid down there for Students. In the 

 second year of the Scholarship he may, if he like, continue his studies 

 at some other place at home or abroad which is approved by the Council 

 of the Royal Horticultural Society. In case of two or more eligible 

 Students being adjudged equal, the Council reserve to themselves the 

 right to decide which of them shall be presented to the Scholarship. 



3. The Society will hold an Examination in Cottage Gardening 

 on Wednesday, April 28, 1909. This examination is intended for, and 

 is confined to, Elementary and Technical School Teachers. It is under- 

 taken in view of the increasing demand in country districts that the 

 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 



