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least a week's notice and choice of two or three days, and to indicate the 

 most convenient railway station and its distance from their gardens. 

 Gardens can only be inspected at the written request of the owner. 



33. AFFILIATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 



One of the most successful of the many new branches of work under- 

 taken since the reconstruction of the Society in 1887 is the unification of 

 local Horticultural Societies by a scheme of affiliation to the R.H.S. 

 Since this was initiated no fewer than 200 Societies have joined our 

 ranks, and the number is steadily increasing. 



The Parent Society is this year offering a Silver Challenge Cup to 

 be competed for by Affiliated Societies. (See "Book of Schedules," 

 under date October 12.) 



To the privileges of Affiliated Societies have been added all the 

 benefits accruing under the Scheme recently introduced for the Union 

 of Horticultural Mutual Improvement Societies. 



Secretaries of Affiliated Societies can obtain on application a 

 specimen of a Card which the Council have prepared for the use of 

 Affiliated Societies for Certificates, Commendations, &c. Price 3s. Gd. 

 for 10 copies, 5s. Gd. for 20, lis. Gd. for 50, 20s. for 100. 



The Council have also struck a special Medal for the use of Affiliated 

 Societies. It is issued at cost price in Bronze, Silver, and Silver-gilt — 

 viz. Bronze, 5s. Gd., with case complete ; Silver, 12s. Gd., with case 

 complete ; Silver-gilt, 16s. Gd., with case complete. Award Cards having 

 the Medal embossed in relief can be sent with the Medal if ordered, price 

 $d. each. 



34. UNION OF HORTICULTURAL MUTUAL 

 IMPROVEMENT SOCIETIES. 



This Union has been established for the encouragement and assistance 

 of Horticultural Mutual Improvement Societies, the object being to 

 strengthen existing Societies, to promote interchange of lecturers, to 

 provide printed lectures, and if possible to increase the number of these 

 useful Societies. 



A list- of lecturers and their subjects, and also a list of typewritten 

 lectures, with or without lantern slides, prepared by the Society, may be 

 -obtained from the Secretary E.H.S., price 3d. 



The Secretary will be glad to hear from lecturers who are willing 

 to lecture to such Societies, that he may enroll them in the Begister of 

 Lecturers and bring them into touch with Societies requiring assistance. 

 Others may like to send to him written lectures (with or without lantern 

 slides), that he may have them printed for circulation among these 

 Societies. 



Lantern slides on horticultural topics are urgently needed, and their 

 gift will be very much appreciated. 



