OCCX PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



B.H.S.) intimating their Railway terminus in London, time of arrival, 

 number of their party, etc. Visitors will be wholly responsible for their 

 own arrangements with Messrs. Tilling. 



The nearest stations to Olympia are Addison Road and High Street? 

 Kensington. 



A Schedule of the Show may be obtained from the Secretary. 



22. CUPS AT OLYMPIA. 



The Council offer for Open Competition at the Olympia Show a 

 handsome Sixty-guinea Silver-gilt Challenge Cup, to be called " The 

 Coronation Challenge Cup." It will be awarded to what in the opinion 

 of the Council is the most meritorious exhibit in the Show. 



The Council have accepted Mr. N. N. Sherwood's offer of a Twenty 

 Guinea Silver Cup. It will be awarded by them for Fruit shown in open 

 Competition. 



A further Twenty Guinea Silver-gilt Cup has been offered to the 

 Council by the New Olympia Company, Ltd, and accepted by them 

 for award at this Show to Roses. Competition open. 



23. BRITISH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES. 



In 1911, the Great Fruit Show will be held on October 10 and 11 

 and the Vegetable Show will be combined with the Ordinary Meeting on 

 September 26. The Schedules of the Prizes are now ready. 



24. CHALLENGE CUPS FOR VEGETABLES. 



A handsome Silver-gilt Challenge Cup has been presented to the 

 Society by Messrs. Sutton, of Reading, and the Council will again offer 

 it, with £10, for vegetables on September 26, 1911. The Society also 

 offers a Champion Challenge Cup for the greatest number of points 

 obtained by any one exhibitor throughout the same Exhibition, the winner 

 of the Sutton Cup being excluded. These Cups may be won by the same 

 exhibitor only once in three years, but he may compete every year for any 

 second prize that may be offered. 



25. SHOWS OF KINDRED SOCIETIES IN 19n. 



The following dates have been fixed, on which R.H.S. Fellows' tickets 

 will admit : — 



April 25. — Auricula Society. July 25. — Carnation Society. 



May 24. — Tulip Society. August 30. — Vegetable Society. 



July 11-12. — Sweet Pea Society. September 14. — Rose Society. 



For Schedules of these Shows see under above dates in the " Book 

 of Arrangements," 1911. 



A large Show of Rhododendrons and other plants will also be held 

 from May 30 to June 2 in the Royal Horticultural Hall, Vincent 

 Square, S.W. Fellows' tickets admit free. 



