MINUTE OF COUNCIL ADOPTED APRIL 13, 1897. 



151 



By degrees a practice has grown up of groups of plants and 

 collections of fruits being also sent by exhibitors, such plants 

 and fruits being frequently neither new nor rare, and these 

 groups and collections have become so large and frequently so 

 numerous that there is danger of the more important work of 

 the committees being lost sight of. 



The Council, whilst grateful for the consistent support the 

 Society has received from exhibitors, and desirous of offering 

 every encouragement to them and of seeing the Drill Hall always 

 well filled, feel that the time has arrived when some limit must 

 be put to the size of the groups and collections. They have 

 therefore drawn up the following rules which they have directed 

 the Superintendent to strictly adhere to : — 



I. Exhibitors at the Drill Hall of groups and collections must 



give notice to the Secretary, R.H.S., 117 Victoria Street, 

 Westminster, not later than the Friday before, of their 

 desire to exhibit, and must, at the same time, state the 

 nature of their proposed exhibit, and how much space it 

 will occupy : this must in no case exceed 100 square 

 feet. 



II. Exhibits entered separately for the separate committees 



will be considered distinct, but not more than 100 square 

 feet of table space can be allowed for each ; that is to 

 say, an exhibitor may stage 100 feet of fruit, 100 feet of 

 orchids, and 100 feet of Floral Committee plants and 

 flowers ; but each group must be separately staged and 

 consist exclusively of fruit, orchids, and hardy or tender 

 plants or flowers respectively — not mixed together, 

 excepting only that small decorative foliage plants may 

 be used amongst orchids and fruit, if desired. 



III. The limit of 100 square feet does not apply to large plants 

 placed on the floor ; special arrangements should be 

 made beforehand for such plants with the Superintendent. 



IV. No alteration is proposed in the existing rules with 

 reference to the exhibition of new or rare plants, flowers, 

 or fruits for the Society's Certificates and Awards of 

 Merit. By Order of Council, 



W. WILKS, Secretary. 



117 Victoria Street, Westminster. 



N.B. — Should at any time the entries of groups be so 

 numerous as not to allow of all being staged in their entirety, 

 the exhibitors will be informed how much less space than that 

 they have applied for can be placed at their disposal. 



