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it, with ^10, for vegetables on September 24, 1912. 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. 



23. CONFERENCES. 



(a) Orchids. 



A Conference on Orchids will be held in the Lecture Room at 

 Vincent Square, S.W., on the second day of the Orchid Show, Novem- 

 ber 6, the times fixed being 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The 

 programme of the Conference will appear in due course. 



(b) Primulas. 



It has been decided to hold a Conference on Primulas in April 1913, 

 in the Lecture Room at Vincent Square, when Sir John Llewellyn, Bart., 

 will occupy the Chair. Fuller particulars will be made known later. 



24. DATES OF SPECIAL R.H.S. SHOWS IN 



1913. 



Spring Bulb Show, March 4 and 5 

 Daffodil Show, April 15 and 16 

 Spring Show, May 20 to 22 

 Summer Show, July 1, 2, and 3 



Vegetable Show, September 23 

 Autumn Fruit Show, October 9 

 and 10 



25. EXAMINATIONS, 1913. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

 Horticulture will be held on April 2, 1913, The Examination has two 

 divisions, viz. (a) for Candidates of eighteen years of age and over, 

 and (b) for Juniors under eighteen years. Particulars for 1913 may 

 be obtained by sending a stamped and directed envelope to the Society's 

 Offices. Copies of the Questions set from 1898 to 1910 (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 Examination will not be held outside the British Isles until 

 further notice. 



In connexion with this Examination a Scholarship of £25 a year for 

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

 awarded after the 1913 Examination to the student who shall pass 

 highest, if he is willing to accept the conditions attaching thereto. The 

 main outline of these conditions is that the holder must be of the male 

 sex, and between the ages of 18 and 22 years, and that he should study 

 gardening for one year at least at the Society's Gardens at Wisley, 

 conforming to the general rules laid down there for Students. In the 



