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spikes may be tied together. Exhibitors may only compete in one of the 

 Classes numbered 3, 4, and 5. 



All the bulbs must have been forced entirely in Great Britain or 

 Ireland. 



27. 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 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. 



28. "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 subscriptions 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 " have accordingly been founded, and the 

 first two are to be given during 1909 by the well-known Professor Hugo 

 de Vries, of Amsterdam, on (a) " Masters' ' Vegetable Teratology,' " 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.G.V.O., V.M.H., in the Chair (June 22), 

 and (b) " The Production of Horticultural Varieties," Chairman 

 Professor" W. Bateson, F.R.S., V.M.H. (September 28). 



In 1910 Mr. A. D. Hall, M.A., F.S.S., will be the Masters Lecturer. 



29. EXAMINATIONS, 1910. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

 Horticulture will be 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 under eighteen years. Candidates should 

 send in their names not later than March 30. 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 1909 (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, this test was held in 1909 — altered and adapted to the special 

 requirements of India — at Saharanpur and Calcutta. 



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

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



