SCHEME FOR THE NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN 

 HORTICULTURE. 



To be awarded by the Royal Horticultural 

 Society under the scheme approved by the Board 

 of Agfriculture and Fisheries, 



1. Candidates for the Diploma must 



{a) Register themselves with the Society, and 



(b) Pass two examinations, a Preliminary and a Final. 



2. The Examinations are open to both men and women. 



REGISTRATION. 



3. Candidates must register themselves at least four months before the date 

 fixed for the Preliminary Examination and may do so at any time after they 

 have attained the age of 19. 



4. In order to register themselves candidates must suppl}^ the Council of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society with 



{a) A birth certificate as evidence of age, and 



(b) Some documentary evidence of the sufficiency of their previous 



general education (paragraph 5). 



5. Any of the following will satisfy the requirements under 46, xiz. :— 



{a) Matriculation at any British University. 

 {b) The Certificate of the College of Preceptors. 



(c) The Certificates of the Oxford and Cambridge Local Examination 



Boards. 



{d) A first or second class Certificate in the R.H.S. General Examination, 



(e) Any similar Certificate which may from time to time be approved by 

 the Council of the Societ}'. 



Candidates who are unable to produce any such Certificate must submit 

 themselves to (and pass) a qualifying test established by the Society in the simple 

 subjects mentioned in I. — Qualifying Test (p. 5). 



