CCxlii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



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 hAd 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 

 of the more general examination. Questions on Elementary Chemistry 

 and Biology are now added to this examination. 



Medals and Certificates are awarded and Class Lists published in 

 connection with these examinations, and the Syllabus may be obtained 

 on application to the Secretary R.H.S., Vincent Square. 



27. INFORMATION. 



Fellows may obtain information and advice free of charge from the 

 Society as to the names of flowers and fruit, on points of practice, insect 

 and fungoid attacks, and other questions by applying to the Secretary 

 R.H.S., Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. Where at all practicable, 

 it is particularly requested that letters and specimens may be timed to 

 reach Vincent Square by the first post on the mornings of the Fortnightly 

 Meetings so as to be laid before the Scientific or other Committees at once. 



28. INSPECTION OF FELLOWS' GARDENS. 



The Inspection of Gardens belonging to Fellows is conducted by a 

 thoroughly competent Inspector from the Society, who reports and 

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



29. 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 lecal 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. 



