498 JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



WISLEY SCHOOL OF HORTICULTURE. 



Thirty-two students attended the R.H.S. School of Horticulture 

 at Wisley during the past year. Eight completed their two years' 

 course during the year and sat for the Diploma, the requirements 

 for which, besides the examinations (written and practical) in both 

 principles and operations of horticulture, include the preparation of 

 an essay upon an approved subject connected with horticulture, 

 the preparation of collections of British plants and insects useful 

 or injurious in horticulture, and credit for observation during the 

 two years' course. Mr. J. Eraser, F.L.S., acted as external co-examiner 

 with the Staff of the School. 



Six students satisfied the Examiners, and were awarded the 

 Diploma, their names, in order of merit, being : — 



1. Mr. R. J. Dix. 



2. Mr. C. C. Titchmarsh. 



3. Mr. A. N. Rawes. 



4. Mr. M. P. Scase. 



5. Mr. W. V. Pitts. 



6. Mr. G. M. Owen. 



Seventeen students passed the Society's General Examination 

 in April 1914. As a result of this examination, Mr. G. F. Wilson 

 was awarded the Scholarship offered annually by the R.H.S. and 

 the Gardeners' Company alternately, for competition at that 

 examination. 



The following prizes (books) were awarded on the result of the 

 Diploma Examination : — 



Prizes to the value of 23s. 6d., i8s. 6d., 14s., and 14s. to Messrs. 

 Dix, Titchmarsh, Rawes, and Scase respectively. 



" Nicholson " Prize, of the value of £2 2s., for observation on the 

 Flora and Fauna of the Wisley district, to Mr. R. J. Dix. 



Twelve students and ex-students sat for the Preliminary Exami- 

 nation for the newly-established National Diploma in Horticulture, 

 of whom four were placed in Division A and seven in Division B 

 (see p. 112). 



