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dom, owing either to length of time in transit or to vexatious regulations 

 in some foreign countries ; but the Council will at any time endeavour to 

 obtain for Fellows living abroad any unusual or rare seeds which they 

 may have been unable to procure in their own country. 



No plants will be sent to Fellows whose subscription is in arrear, or 

 who do not fill up their forms properly. 



20. EXHIBITIONS, MEETINGS, AND LECTURES 



IN 1912. 



The programme will be found in the " Book of Arrangements " for 

 1912. An Exhibition and Meeting is held practically every fortnight 

 throughout the year, and a short lecture on some subject connected with 

 Horticulture is delivered during the afternoon. 



A reminder of every Show will be sent in the week preceding to any 

 Fellow who will send to the R.H.S. Offices, Vincent Square, S.W., a 

 sufficient number (34) of halfpenny cards ready addressed to himself. 



21. DATES FIXED FOR 1912. 



Jan. 9, 23 July 2-4 (Summer Show), 9 & 10 



Feb. 6, 13 (Annual Meeting only), (Sweet Peas), 16, 23 (Carna- 



20 tions), 30 



March 5 and 6 (Bulb Show), 19, Aug. 13, 27 



21-22 (Carnations) Sept. 10, 12 (Autumn Rose Show), 



April 2, 16 and 17 (Daffodils), 30 24 (Vegetables) 



May 14 Oct. 8, 10-11 (Fruit Show), 22 



June 4, 18, 19 (Hardy Plants) Nov. 5 and 6 (Orchids), 19 



Dec. 3, 4 (Carnations) 



22. CHALLENGE CUPS. 



(a) For Boses. 



To commemorate his period of office as a member of the Council, 

 Mr. A. L. Wigan has presented a Silver Challenge Cup for award by the 

 Council to the best exhibit of Roses. This year it is offered in open 

 competition at the Holland House Show, (See p. 61, " Book of Arrange- 

 ments.") 



(b) For Vegetables. 

 A handsome Silver-gilt Challenge Cup has been presented to the 

 Society by Messrs. Sutton, of Reading, and the Council will again offer 

 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. FARRER CUP FOR ROCK PLANTS. 



Mr. Reginald Farrer has presented a Silver Cup to the Council for 

 award to Rock Plants, on June 4. (See p. 59, "Book of Arrangements.") 



