MEMBERS’  BOTANICAL  PRIVILEGES. 
THE  COUNCIL  HAVE  FIXED  THE  FOLLOWING 
RATES  OF  CHARGES  FOR  THE  EXAMINATION 
OF  PLANTS  AND  SEEDS 
BY  THE  SOCIETY’S  BOTANIST. 
The  charge  for  examination  must  be  paid  at  the  time  of  application,  and  the 
carriage  of  all  parcels  must  be  prepaid.  When,  however,  bona  fide  inquiries 
require  no  special  investigation  the  fees  will  be  returned  with  the  reply. 
1.  — Report  on  the  purity  and  germinating  capacity  of  samples 
of  agricultural  seeds,  with  a statement  as  to  the  nature 
and  amount  of  the  impurities  or  adulterants  present  . Is. 
2.  — Report  on  the  constitution  of  mixtures  of  grass  seeds  and 
an  opinion  as  to  their  suitability  for  temporary  leys, 
permanent  pastures,  &c.  . . . . . .Is. 
3.  — Identification  of  weeds  and  poisonous  plants  with  sug- 
gestions for  their  eradication  . . . . .Is. 
4.  — Report  on  the  fungoid  diseases  affecting  farm  crops,  with 
an  account  of  the  methods  suitable  for  their  treatment, 
where  known  ........  Is. 
5.  — Report  on  the  natural  herbage  of  a district  as  a guide  to 
the  formation  of  permanent  pastures  . . . .Is. 
6.  — Report  on  the  suitability  or  otherwise  of  the  different 
varieties  of  the  chief  farm  crops  for  local  conditions 
(where  the  information  is  available),  stating  their  average 
cropping  capacity  as  compared  with  other  varieties,  their 
quality,  power  of  resistance  to  various  diseases,  and 
general  purity  to  type  . . . . . .Is. 
7.  — Reports  on  any  other  matters  of  a botanical  nature  of 
interest  to  agriculturists Is. 
PURCHASE  OF  SEEDS. 
The  purchaser  should  obtain  from  the  vendor,  by  invoice  or  other  writing, 
the  proper  designation  of  the  seeds  he  buys,  with  a guarantee  of  the  percentage 
of  purity  and  germination,  and  of  its  freedom  from  ergot,  and,  in  the  case  of 
clover,  from  the  seeds  of  dodder  and  broom-rape. 
Copies  of  the  “Order  Form  and  Conditions  of  Purchase  and  Sale  of  Seeds” 
(see  page  ix)  may  be  obtained  by  Members  on  application  to  the  Secretary,  at 
16  Bedford  Square,  London,  W.C. 
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