Vi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



11. Diploma Examinations.— The first Examinations in connexion 

 with the National Diploma in Horticulture, established last year in 

 co-operation with the Department of Agriculture, were held in June. 

 Sixty-three candidates entered for the Preliminary Examination, of 

 whom 42 passed. The Society is under a great debt of gratitude to 

 the late Duke of Buccleuch, K.G., K.T., The Marquis of Huntly, P.C., 

 The Earl of Ellesmere, and Reginald Cory, Esq., for kindly lending 

 their gardens for the Examinations. 



12. Degree in Horticulture. — A scheme for the establishment of 

 a Degree in Horticulture has been submitted to the Senate of the 

 University of London for consideration. 



13. Saxifrage Conference.— The Saxifrage Conference, of which 

 notice was given in last year's Annual Report, has been postponed 

 owing to the War. 



14. Douglas Journal.— The anticipations of the last Annual 

 Report that the Douglas Journal would be published during the 

 early summer were not realized. At the last moment further manu- 

 script was discovered in turning out an old long-forgotten box, and it 

 was thought well to include this. The last proofs were passed for Press 

 at the beginning of November, and the work can now be obtained from 

 Messrs. Wesley & Sons, 28 Essex Street, Strand, W.C., price £1 is. 



15. Tulip Nomenclature. — The first stage in the Trial of Tulips 

 for the verification of nomenclature was completed in May last, when 

 over 4,000 varieties were examined and their nomenclature and 

 synonyms determined by a joint Committee of Dutch and English 

 Experts. The Trials are being continued in 1915, and the conclusions 

 will be drawn up after the final meeting of the Committee on May 13 

 and 14, 1915. The Committee are framing a simple classification of 

 Tulips for garden purposes. 



16. Dahlia Trial. — A further trial of Decorative Garden Dahlias 

 was held at Dufiryn, Cardiff, in September, through the kindness of 

 Mr. Reginald Cory, to whom the thanks of the Society are due for the 

 valuable service thus rendered. No fewer than two hundred and 

 forty varieties were grown. The report of the Judges will be found in 

 the Society's Journal, vol. xl. part 3. 



17. Dahlia Show. — The Council have arranged for an Exhibition 

 of Dahlias to be held on September 14, 1915, jointly with the National 

 Dahlia Society. 



18. Parliamentary Committee. — The Memorandum from the 

 Society on Railway Rates for horticultural produce is still before the 



