cliv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fellows cannot be first, and some must be last, in the Ballot. Applica- 

 tion forms received after March I and before April 30 are kept till all 

 those previously received have been dealt with, and are then balloted in 

 a similar way. Fellows having omitted to fill up their application form 

 before April 30 must be content to wait till the next year's distribution. 

 The work of the Garden cannot be disorganized by the sending out 

 of plants at any later time in the year. All Fellows can participate in 

 the annual distribution following their election. 



The Society does not pay the cost of packing and carriage. The 

 charge for this will be collected by the carriers on delivery of the 

 plants, which will be addressed exactly as given by each Fellow on his 

 application form. It is impracticable to send plants by post, owing to 

 the lack of Post Office facilities for despatch without prepayment of 

 postage. 



Fellows residing beyond a radius of thirty-five miles from London 

 are permitted to choose double the number of plants to which they are 

 otherwise entitled. 



Plants cannot be sent to Fellows residing outside the United King- 

 dom, but the Council will at any time endeavour to obtain for Fellows 

 living abroad any unusual or rare seeds which they may have been 

 unable to procure in their own country. 



No plants will be sent to Fellows whose subscriptions are in arrear, 

 or who do not fill up their forms properly. 



13. SPRING AND SUMMER SHOWS. 



The Great Spring Show will be held at the Royal Hospital 

 Gardens, Chelsea, in May 1916. The general arrangements will be 

 similar to those of past years. The Summer Show will be held at 

 Holland House, Kensington, in July 1916. 



14. A NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HORTI- 

 CULTURE. 



Most gardeners will welcome the initiation by the Society of a 

 scheme whereby a National Diploma in Horticulture may be gained 

 by those who pass the Preliminary and Final Examinations. The 

 Diploma is thoroughly " National," for by the consent of H.M. 

 Government, the Department of Agriculture consented to co- 

 operate with the Society if the Society would undertake the work 

 of organizing the Examinations, and authorized the Diploma bearing 

 the following words : " Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society 

 under a scheme approved by the Board of Agriculture." 



The Examinations, which are held in June, are practical, viva 

 voce, and written. The practical part is held in a suitable garden. 



Information may be obtained by sending a directed envelope 

 bearing a 2d. stamp to the Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, 

 Vincent Square, S.W. 



