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22. LECTURES. 



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

 modern construction ; gas and water are laid on, and every provision has 

 been made for the 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. 



23. "THE MASTERS LECTURES." 



Fellows will remember the intimate connection with the Society of 

 the late Dr. Masters, F.R.S., who did much for horticulture by drawing 

 constant attention to the various ways in which scientific discovery and 

 research might be made serviceable to gardening ; and it will also be 

 remembered that a fund was established by subscription to perpetuate 

 his memory in connection with the Society and to carry on in some 

 degree his work of science in relation to gardening. "The Masters 

 Lectures " were accordingly founded, and the first two were given during 

 1909 by Professor Hugo de Vries, of Amsterdam. 



In 1911 Professor G. F. Scott-Elliot, M.A., B.Sc, will be the Lec- 

 turer on February 28 and March 14. 



24. EXAMINATIONS, 1910. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

 Horticulture was held on Wednesday, April 20, 1910. The examina- 

 tion has two divisions, viz. {a) for Candidates of eighteen years of age 

 and over, and (b) for Juniors wider eighteen years. Candidates had to 

 send in their names not later than March 30. Particulars for 1911 may 

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

 Offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1893 to 1910 (price 2s. post 

 free) 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. 



The Society is prepared to extend this examination to residents in the 

 Colonies ; and, at the request of the Government of the United Provinces 

 of India, it was held in 1910 — altered and adapted to local requirements 

 ■ — at Saharanpur and Calcutta in India, and also in South Africa. 



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

 two years is offered by the Worshipful Company of Gardeners, to be 

 awarded after the 1910 examination 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 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 Society. In case of two or more eligible Students being adjudged 



