NOTICES TO FELLOWS. 
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Fellows residing beyond a radius of thirty-five miles from London are per- 
mitted to choose double the number of plants to which they are otherwise entitled . 
Plants cannot be sent to Fellows residing outside the United Kingdom. 
No plants will be sent to Fellows whose subscriptions are in arrear, or who do 
not fill up their forms properly, 
9. A NATIONAL DIPLOMA IN HORTICULTURE. 
Most gardeners have welcomed the initiation by the Society of a scheme 
whereby a National Diploma in Horticulture may be gained by those who pass the 
Preliminary and Final Examinations. The Diploma is thoroughly " National," for, 
by the consent of H.M. Government, the Department of Agriculture consented 
to co-operate with the Society if the Society would undertake the work of organ- 
izing the Examinations, and authorized the Diploma bearing the following words : 
" Awarded by the Royal Horticultural Society under a scheme approved by the 
Board of Agriculture. " 
The Examinations which are held in June are practical, viva voce, and written ; 
the practical part being held in a suitable garden. 
Information may be obtained by sending a directed envelope, stamped, to 
the Secretary, Royal Horticultural Society, Vincent Square, S.W. i, 
10. EXAMINATIONS, 1919. 
The revised syllabus of the different examinations can be obtained from the 
Society's Office, Vincent Square, S.W. i, post free for i\d. 
11. INFORMATION. 
Fellows may obtain information and advice from the Society as to the names 
of flowers and fruits, on points of practice, insect and fungus attacks, and other 
questions, by applying to the Secretary, R.H.S., Vincent Square, Westminster, 
S.W. i.* Whereat all practicable it is particularly requested that letters and 
specimens may be timed to reach Vincent Square by the first post on the morn- 
ings of the fortnightly Meetings, so as to be laid before the Scientific or other 
Committees at once. 
12. INSPECTION OF FELLOWS' GARDENS. 
The Inspection of Gardens belonging to Fellows is conducted by a thoroughly 
competent Inspector from the Society, who reports and advises at the following 
cost, viz. : a fee of £3 35. for one day (or £5 5s. for two consecutive days), 
together with all out-of-pocket expenses. No inspection may occupy more than 
two days, save by special arrangement. Fellows wishing for the services of an 
Inspector are requested to give at least a week's notice and choice of two or three 
days, and to indicate the most convenient railway station and its distance from 
their Gardens. Gardens can only be inspected at the written request of the owner. 
13. AFFILIATION OF LOCAL SOCIETIES. 
One of the most successful of the many branches of the Society's work is the 
affiliation of local Horticultural Societies to the R.H.S. 
Numerous requests for help having recently reached the Secretary from the 
Allotment and Cottagers' Societies now springing up all over the Kingdom, the 
President and Council have responded by revising and extending the benefits 
offered to Affiliated Societies. It is hoped that all Societies will by Affiliation 
become united with the parent Society and through it with each other. Such 
a unity cannot fail to be attended with good and progressive results. 
14. R.H.S. GARDENERS' DIARY. 
The R.H.S. Gardeners' Diary for 191 9 contains a considerable quantity of 
new information and is compiled more especially for the single-handed gardener. 
Fellows may obtain it from the R.H.S. Office, Vincent Square, London, S.W. 1 ; 
bound in imitation leather, 2s. over the"counter,^2s. 3d. post free. 
* See R.H.S, Gardeners' Diary — " How to send Specimensfor Identification," 
