NOTICES TO FELLOAVS. 



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24. SHOWS OF KINDRED SOCIETIES TO 

 WHICH FELLOWS' TICKETS ADMIT WITH- 

 OUT PAYMENT. 



The following dates are liable to alteration by each individual Society, 

 but are correct so far as is known at the time of going to press : — 

 April 17.— Auricula and Primula Society. 

 July 5. — Sweet Pea Society. 

 July 24. — Carnation and Picotee Society. 

 September 19. — National Rose Society. 

 December 13 and 14. — The Potato Society. 



Copies of the Schedules for these Shows may be obtained from the 

 Honorary Secretary of each Society. 



25. 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. 



26. EXAMINATIONS. 



1. The Society holds an examination in January for gardeners 

 employed in Public Parks and Gardens belonging to County Councils, 

 City Corporations, and similar bodies. This examination is conducted 

 in the Royal Horticultural Society's Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, 

 S.W. No entry for 1907 can be accepted after December 31, 1906. 



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

 of Horticulture is held in March. 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, schoolmaster, 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 Gardens 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 



