NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 



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during the past fifty years. The completed list will be of great assistance 

 to amateurs and an absolute necessity to raisers and introducers of new 

 plants. It is now ready, price 2s. post free, not including Orchids. 



Oechids Ceetificated. 



The list of awards made to Orchids, with parentage, &c., has recently 

 been published separately, and may be obtained at the Society's Office, 

 Vincent Square, Westminster, bound in cloth and interleaved, price 

 5s. net, 



44. RECOGNITION OF DILIGENT INTEREST 



IN PLANTS. 



The Council have founded a Card of " Recognition of Diligent Interest 

 in Plants." Issued in response to frequent applications by school 

 authorities for some token of encouragement of work with plants amongst 

 scholars, it is to be awarded to the boy or girl (or both) who, in the 

 yearly school competitions in plant cultivation, or garden-plot keeping, 

 or Nature study, has secured the first prize. The Cards are 12 inches 

 by 8 inches, and may be had on application to the Secretary, R.H.S., 

 Vincent Square, London, S.W. (price 6d. each). The application should 

 contain information as to {a) the nature of the competition, {b) the number 

 of competitors, (c) the judges, (d) the number of prizes awarded in the 

 competition, (e) the full name of the first prize-winner, and should be 

 signed by the head- teacher and a member of the education authority 

 concerned. The Council of the R.H.S. will at their own absolute dis- 

 cretion grant or withhold this "recognition." 



45. DISBUDDING OF ORCHIDS. 



At the request of the Orchid Committee the Council have made a rule 

 that Awards will not be givqn to any Orchids of which the natural size 

 and character ©f the flowers have, in the opinion of the Orchid Committee, 

 been in any way changed or improved through the removal of a bud or 

 buds, or part of the spike." 



46. ADVERTISEMENTS. 



Fellows are reminded that the more they can place their orders with 

 those who advertise in the Society's Publications the more likely others 

 are to advertise also, and in this way the Society may be indirectly 

 benefited. 



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