NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



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advises at the following cost, viz., a fee of £8. 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. 



34. AFFILIATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



One of the most successful of the many new branches of work under- 

 taken since the reconstruction of the Society in 1887 is the unification of 

 all local Horticultural, Floral, and Gardening Societies by a scheme of 

 affiliation to the R.H.S. Since this was initiated, no less than 200 

 Societies have joined our ranks, and that number is steadily increasing. 



To the privileges of Affiliated Societies have recently been added all 

 the benefits accruing under the scheme recently introduced for the 

 Union of Horticultural Mutual Improvement Societies. 



Secretaries of Affiliated Societies can obtain on application a 

 specimen copy of a Card which the Council have prepared for the use of 

 Affiliated Societies wishing to have a suitable Card for Certificates, 

 Commendations, &c. It can be used for Fruit or Flowers or Vegetables. 

 Price 3s. 6d. for 10 copies, 5s. 6d. for 20, lis. Qd. for 50, 20s. for 100. 



The Council have also struck a special Medal for the use of Affiliated 

 Societies. It is issued at cost price in Bronze, Silver, and Silver-gilt — 

 viz., Bronze, 5s. Qd., with case complete ; Silver, 12s. Qd., with case 

 complete ; Silver-gilt, 16s. Qd., with case complete. Award Cards having 

 the Medal embossed in relief can be sent with the Medal if ordered — price 

 Qd. each. 



35. UNION OF HORTICULTURAL MUTUAL 

 IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES. 



This Union has recently been established for the encouragement 

 and assistance of Horticultural Mutual Improvement Societies, the object 

 being to strengthen existing Mutual Improvement Societies, to promote 

 interchange of lecturers, to provide printed lectures, and if possible to 

 increase the number of these useful Societies, and thus generally to 

 advance the aims and objects of horticulture. 



A list of lecturers and their subjects, and also a list of typewritten 

 lectures, with or without lantern slides, prepared by the Society, may be 

 obtained from the Secretary R.H.S., price 3d. 



The Secretary of the Society will be very glad to hear from any 

 competent lecturers who are willing to lecture to such Societies that he 

 may enrol them in the Register of Lecturers and bring them into touch 

 with Societies requiring assistance. Others may like to send to him 

 written lectures (with or without lantern slides), that he may have them 

 printed for circulation among these Societies. 



Lantern slides on horticultural topics are urgently needed, and their 

 gift will be very much appreciated. 



