NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



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26. SHOWS OF KINDRED SOCIETIES IN 1909. 



The following dates have been fixed on which R.H.S. Fellows' tickets 

 will admit : — 



March 24. — Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society. 



April 20. — Auricula and Primula Society. 



May 18.— Tulip Society. 



July 21. — Carnation and Picotee Society. 



July 23.— Sweet Pea Society. 



September 16. — Rose Society. 



December 8. — Perpetual Flowering Carnation Society. 



Copies of the Schedules for these Shows may be obtained from the 

 Honorary Secretary of each Society. For names and addresses see above 

 dates in the "Book of Arrangements," 1909. 



27. SPECIAL PRIZES, 1909. 



(1) The Sherwood Cup. 



Mr. Sherwood, V.M.H., has intimated to the Council that in future 

 the annual Cup which he gives to the Society will be of the value of 

 twenty instead of ten guineas as heretofore. It will be offered at the 

 Temple Show for a group of Orchids, shown by Amateurs (the announce- 

 ment in the Journal that it was open to the trade was an error) — quality 

 to have more weight than quantity. Ferns and other simple foliage 

 plants may be used for greenery. The Council will add a Cup of lesser 

 value as a second prize if the exhibits are sufficiently meritorious. 



(2) Orchids. 



The offer of a Veitch Memorial Medal and £5 has been accepted from 

 the Trustees, and will be awarded by the Council at the Temple for a 

 Group of Orchids. In the "Book of Schedules," price 6d., amateur 

 growers will find a series of Orchid Prizes ranging from a group of any 

 size down to one single plant. 



(3) Outdoor Daffodils, April 20. 



Messrs. Barr and Sons have presented to the Society a Silver Cup, 

 valued at £1 7s., as a prize for a group of Daffodil blossoms grown 

 entirely outdoors, Polyanthus excluded, Doubles optional, but must 

 include some of each of the other sections, and must contain at least 

 thirty varieties distinct ; at least three blooms of each must be shown. 

 Not more than nine blooms of any one variety may be put up. To be 

 staged in bottles, vases, or tubes not exceeding 3 inches in diameter at 

 the top (inside measurement), and all the stems must touch the water. 

 Quality of flower will count more than quantity, and correct naming 

 and tasteful arrangement will be duly considered. Any hardy foliage 

 may be used, Daffodil or otherwise. No prize will be awarded unless 

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