NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



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(2) The Barr Cup for Daffodils. 



Messrs. Ban* & Sons have again presented to the Society a £1 Is. 

 Silver Cup to be awarded on April 28, 1908, for a group of Daffodils 

 See "Book of Arrangements," 1908. 



(3) The Veitchian Cup. 



The Veitchian Cup was offered to the President and Council of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society in the year 1908, in commemoration of the 

 fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of the Chelsea house by Mr. 

 James Veitch, the Nurseryman. The Cup is of silver gilt of the Georgian 

 period, with traces of the Greek. 



The object of the gift is to recognise in an exceptional degree exhibits 

 of the highest order, the greatest advance in Horticulture— either a 

 single plant, a group, or series of groups being equally eligible — in the 

 opinion of seven specially chosen and eminent judges at the Temple 

 Show. In 1908 it will be given to an amateur. 



The judge's decision is final, and the Cup may be withheld at their 

 discretion. 



The judges will not award this high distinction unless satisfied and 

 assured that the exhibit is, in the main, due to the work and capability 

 of the exhibitor or his legitimate employes ; on this point the judges 

 may consult any expert not eligible to win the Cup. 



The judges need not give a decision till the third day of the Show. 



(4) The Sherwood Cup. 



The £10 105. Silver Cup which N. N. Sherwood, Esq., V.M.H., has 

 for the past ten years given to the Society will be awarded at the Holland 

 House Show on July 7, 1908, for twenty-four bunches of Roses with 

 their own foliage shown in vases by amateurs. A background of other 

 foliage will be allowed. 



25. LECTURES. 



The new Lecture Room is fitted with an electric lantern of the most 

 modern construction ; electric current, gas, and water are laid on, and 

 every provision has been made for the due 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, 1908. 



1. The Society held an examination on Monday, January 13, 1908, 

 specially intended for gardeners employed in Public Parks and Gardens 

 belonging to County Councils, City Corporations, and similar bodies. 

 This examination was conducted in the Royal Horticultural Society's 

 Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. The entries closed on 

 January 1, 1908. 



