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in view of the increasing demand in country districts that the School- 

 master shall be competent to teach the elements of Cottage Gardening, 

 and the absence of any test of such competence. The conduct of this 

 Examination is on similar lines to that of the General Examination. 

 Questions on Elementary Chemistry and Biology are included. 



Medals and Certificates are awarded, and Class Lists published, 

 in connexion with these Examinations. 



20. INFORMATION. 



Fellows may obtain information and advice from the Society as to 

 the names of flowers and fruits, 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. 



21. 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 £3 35. 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 arrange- 

 ment. 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. 



22. AFFILIATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



One of the most successful of the many new branches of work 

 undertaken since the reconstruction of the Society in 1887 is the unifica- 

 tion of local Horticultural Societies by a scheme of affiliation to the 

 R.H.S. Since this was initiated no fewer than 330 Societies have 

 joined our ranks, and the number is steadily increasing. 



Secretaries of Affiliated Societies can obtain on application a 

 specimen of a Card which the Council have prepared for the use of 

 Affiliated Societies for Certificates, Commendations, &c. Price 3s. 6d. 

 for 10 copies, 5s. 6d. for 20, 115. 6d. for 50, 20s. for 100. At 

 the request of several of the Affiliated Societies, the Council have 

 had the Certificate Card coloured. The coloured Card is sold at 8d. 

 a single copy, or 10 for 5s., post free. 



The Council have also struck a special Medal for the use of Affiliated 

 Societies. It is issued at cost price in Bronze, Silver, and Silver-gilt — 

 viz. Bronze, 5s. 6d., with case complete ; Silver, 12s. 6d., with case 



