NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



cxciii 



November 23 : the Company's medals for (a) three dishes of Dessert 

 and six of Cooking Apples, distinct ; and for (b) seven dishes of Dessert 

 and two of Cooking Pears, distinct. (See "Book of Schedules.") 



Home-Bottled Fruits. 



The Council have accepted the offer of a Mercia Sterilizer from 

 Miss Edith Bradley for award at the Show of Home-Bottled Fruits 

 to be held on December 1 to 4, 1909. (See "Book of Schedules.") 



1910. 



(1) Challenge Cup foe Affiliated Societies. (See p. cxci.) 



(2) Apple ' Encore.' 



Messrs. Cheal have intimated their willingness to present to the 

 Society a series of seven prizes for a dish of the new Apple ' Encore,' 

 to be awarded at the great Autumn Show of British-grown Fruits in 

 October 1910. First, 20s. ; second, 17s. Gd. ; third, 15s. ; fourth, 12s. 6d, ; 

 fifth, 10s. ; sixth, 7s. 6d. ; seventh, 5s. 



(3) Forced Hyacinths. 



The Council of the Eoyal Horticultural Society have accepted the 

 offer of the following prizes from the General Bulb Growers' Society at 

 Haarlem, to be competed for in March 1910 : — 



Division I. — For Amateurs and Gentlemen 's Gardeners. 



Class 3. — Eighteen Hyacinths, distinct. 



1st Prize . . £6 6s. 4th Prize . . £3 3s. 



2nd „ . . £5 5s. 5th „ . . £2 2s. 



3rd „ . . £4 4s. 6th „ . . £1 Is. 



Class 4.— Twelve Hyacinths, distinct. 



1st Prize . . £o 5s. 4th Prize . . £2 2s. 



2nd „ . . M 4s. 5th „ . . £1 Is. 



3rd „ . . £3 3s. 



Class 5.- — Six Hyacinths, distinct. 



1st Prize . . . £2 2s. 3rd Prize . . £1 Is. 



2nd „ . . £1 10s. 4th „ . . £0 10s. 



Class 6. — Four pans containing Hyacinths, ten roots of one variety 

 in each pan. The blooms of each pan to be of distinctly different colour 

 to those of the other three pans. The bulbs need not have been actually 

 grown in the pans they are shown in. 



1st Prize . . £± 4s. 3rd Prize . . £2 2s. 



2nd „ . . £8 3s. 4th „ . . £1 Is. 



