NOTICES TO FELLOWS, 



CXCUl 



It must be fully understood and constantly borne in mind that the 

 Koyal Horticultural Society is not organizing the Exhibition, and that 

 for many excellent reasons. Fellows are, therefore, asked from the very 

 beginning to recognize the Exhibition as being absolutely distinct from 

 the Society, being, in fact, an entirely separate and independent organiza- 

 tion. The Society has, however, most warmly welcomed the proposal 

 that such an International Exhibition should be held, and it will render 

 the Exhibition Committee every assistance in its power. 



The Exhibition Committee, recognizing the importance of securing 

 the great weight of horticultural interest vested in the Society, have 

 approached the Council with a view to establishing a suitable friendly 

 working arrangement between the two bodies. Negotiations have accord- 

 ingly been actively proceeding, whereby it has been decided that — 



(a) The Eoyal Horticultural Society agrees — 



1. To forego in 1912 its great Spring Show hitherto held, by 

 kind permission of the Master and Benchers, in the gardens 

 of the Inner Temple ; 



2. To contribute J1,000 towards the expenses of promoting the 

 International Exhibition ; and 



3. To guarantee a further sum of £4,000 against the hardly 

 probable contingency of there being an ultimate loss on the 

 Exhibition. 



(6) The Executive Committee of the International Exhibition, 1912, 

 agrees — 



1. To give to all Fellows of the Society certain special and definite 

 . privileges (to be published in due time) over the general public 



in regard to the purchase of tickets for the Exhibition ; and 



2. To allow all such tickets purchased by Fellows of the Society 

 to be transferable. 



Fellows are particularly requested not to write to the Society on the 

 subject of the Exhibition, or of tickets therefor, until the definite privileges 

 accorded by the Exhibition Committee to the Fellows of the Society have 

 been published. 



38. RECOGNITION OF DILIGENT INTEREST 



IN PLANTS. 



The Council have founded a card of " Eecognition of Diligent Interest 

 in Plants." Issued in response to frequent applications by school 

 authorities for some token of approval of work with plants amongst 

 scholars, it is to be awarded to the boy or girl (or both) who, in the 

 yearly school competitions in plant cultivation, or garden plot keeping, 

 or nature study, has secured the first prize. The cards are 12 inches 

 by 8 inches, and may be had on application to the Secretary, R.H.S., 

 Vincent Square, London, S.W. (price Qd. each), by the head master or 

 mistress and a member of the educational authority concerned. The 

 application should contain information as to [a) the nature of the com- 

 petition, {h) the number of competitors, (c) the judges, (d) the number 



