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officials, but the Society cannot undertake to repack and return any 

 exhibits. Medals and other Prizes are offered by the Council in each class. 



23. LECTURES. 



The new Lecture Room is fitted with an electric lantern of the most 

 modern construction ; electric current, gas, and water are laid on, and 

 every provision has been made for the due illustration and delivery of 

 Lectures. 



Any Fellows willing to Lecture, or to communicate Papers on interest- 

 ing subjects, are requested to communicate with the Secretary. 



24. EXAMINATIONS. 



1. The Society will hold an examination on Monday, January 14, 

 1907, specially intended for gardeners employed in Public Parks and 

 Gardens belonging to County Councils, City Corporations, and similar 

 bodies. This examination will be conducted in the Royal Horticultural 

 Society's Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. No entry can be 

 accepted after December 31, 1906. 



2. The Society's Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice 

 of Horticulture will be held on Wednesday, April 10, 1907. Candidates 

 should send in their names not later than March 1. Full particulars may 

 be obtained by sending a stamped and directed envelope to the Society's 

 offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1893 to 1905 (price Is. 9d., or 

 10s. a dozen) may also be obtained from the office. The Society is 

 willing to hold an examination wherever a magistrate, clergyman, school- 

 master, or other responsible person accustomed to examinations will 

 consent to supervise one on the Society's behalf. 



In connection with this examination a scholarship of £25 a year for 

 two years is offered by the Society to be awarded after the 1907 examina- 

 tion to the student who shall pass highest, if he is willing to accept the 

 conditions attaching thereto. The main outline of these conditions is 

 that the holder must be of the male sex, and between the ages of 18 

 and 22 years, and that he should study gardening for one year at least 

 at the Royal Horticultural Society's Garden at Wisley, conforming to 

 the general rules laid down there for Students. In the 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 holds an Examination in Cottage and Allotment 

 Gardening on Wednesday, April 24, 1907. This examination is intended 

 for, and is confined to, Elementary and Technical School Teachers. It is 

 undertaken 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 is on similar lines to that 

 of the more general examination. 



