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fly proprietor, Ripley, Surrey ; the charge being, to and from Weybridge, 

 waiting two hours at the Gardens, 8s. ; or waiting three hours 10s. ; 

 or to and from Horsley, 7s. ; Effingham Junction, 7s. ; Byfleet, 7s. 

 Visitors should in all cases be careful to state the trains they intend 

 to arrive by and leave by. Carriages can also be obtained at Weybridge 

 for 8s. by writing to Mr. Trembling, New Road, Weybridge. Excellent 

 accommodation and refreshments can be had at the Hut Hotel, close to 

 the Gardens, and also at the Hautboy at Ockham. 



The motor route from London to Wisley will be found in the " Book 

 of Arrangements," p. 106. 



12. TRIALS AT WISLEY IN 1910-n. 



Trials of Fruits, Flowers, and Vegetables at the Wisley Gardens 

 during 1910-11 have been arranged : — 



N.B. — Everything sent for trial must be named, and the name and 

 address of the Sender attached. 



For full particulars see "Book of Arrangements for 1910," p. 107. 



13. THE WISLEY RESEARCH STATION. 



Investigations are now in full swing at the new Research Station and 

 Laboratory at Wisley. All communications relating to them should be 

 addressed to Mr. F. J. Chittenden, F.L.S., Director of the Research Work 

 on Scientific Matters affecting Practical Horticulture, and Lecturer to the 

 Students. 



14. STUDENTS AT WISLEY. 



The Society admits young men, between the ages of 16 and 22 years, 

 to study Gardening at Wisley. The curriculum includes not only prac- 

 tical garden work in all the main branches of Horticulture, but also 

 lectures, demonstrations, and elementary Horticultural Science in the 

 Laboratory, whereby a practical knowledge of simple Garden Chemistry, 

 Biology, &c., may be obtained. The Laboratory is equipped with the 

 best apparatus procurable for Students. The training extends over a 

 period of two years, with a progressive course for each year. Students 

 can enter only at the end of September or at the end of March. Selected 

 Students have also the advantage of attending certain of the Society's 

 Shows and Lectures in London. 



15. DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS PLANTS. 



In a recent Report the Council drew attention to the way in which 

 the annual distribution of surplus plants has arisen. In a large garden 

 there must always be a great deal of surplus stock, which must either 

 be given away or go to the waste heap. A few Fellows, noticing this, 

 asked for plants which would otherwise be discarded ; and they valued 

 what was so obtained. Others hearing of it asked for a share, until the 



