NOTICES TO FELLOWS 



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observation remarks {e.g., ease or difficulty of cultivation, suitable soil, 

 positions and uses, method of propagation, peculiarities, &c.). 



Points. Points. 



Novelty and Interest . . 20 Correctness of Name . . ^ 



Beauty 20 Personal History . . . V20 



Garden Value . . .15 Qualityof Observation Remarks j 



Culture 10 Rarity 15 



First Prize, the Farrer Cup in Silver, presented to the Society by 

 Mr. Reginald Farrer. The Council will award suitable medals according 

 to merit, at their discretion, to the exhibitor adjudged second, and possibly 

 to the third. 



28. 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. 



29. EXAMINATIONS, 1913. 



1. The Annual Examination in the Principles and Practice of 

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

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

 and (6) 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, clergym<an, 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 1918 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 

 second year of the Scholarship he may, if he like, continue his studies at 

 some other place at home or abroad which is approved by the Council of 

 the Society. In case of two or more eligible Students being adjudged 



