THE ENTOSVJOLOGiST’S 
WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER. 
No. 18 S.] 
SATURDAY, MAY 13, 1800 
[Price Id. 
NATURAL-HISTORY PRIZES. 
Through the kindness of Professor 
Henslow we have received a copy of 
the “ Rules to he observed by Candi- 
dates for the Botanical Prizes, offered 
at Marlborough College in 1861.” 
As the idea of giving Entomological 
Prizes to youngsters is fast gaining 
ground in this country, some notice of 
these rules for the Botanical Prizes 
may prove serviceable to those of our 
readers who are engaged in the in- 
struction of youth. 
“ Rule I. — Each candidate must be 
prepared to certify that every specimen 
in his own collection was procured aud 
dried by himself. One half of the 
species may have been obtained from 
any part of Great Britain and Ireland ; 
the rest within ten miles of the Col- 
lege. 
“Rule II. — The number of species 
must not be less than 260, obtained 
within fourteen months, viz. from 
March, 1860, to May 21st, 1861. 
“Rule III. — Each specimen must 
be placed on a separate piece of paper, 
but not fastened down in any way. 
The papers to be uniformly sixteen 
inches by ten. Any paper may be 
used. Old newspapers answer for this 
purpose. 
“Rule IV. — The species to be ar- 
ranged, and labels neatly written, with 
the Latin and English names, accord- 
ing to Bentham’s ‘ Manual of British 
Plants.’ The localities and dates to be 
added, and the labels signed by the 
name of the collector. 
“ The prizes to be determined by 
the number of marks, according to the 
following scale : — 
“ One mark for every label correctly 
spelt, provided the name is also ac- 
curately given. 
“ One to three marks, according to 
the completeness of the specimen and 
the beauty of its preservation. 
“ Such complete illustrations as con- 
tain both ilowers and fruit well dried 
should command three marks. 
“ Although the candidates are at 
liberty to obtain the names of their 
specimens in whatever way they can, 
those who secure a sufficient number 
of marks to have a chance of a prize 
will then have their own powers of 
classifying and naming plants tested 
as follows. The additional marks 
thus obtained will be added to the 
former. 
“ Twenty specimens selected from 
each collection to be classed and named 
at si(/ht by their respective collectors : 
thus — 
“ No. 1 . Dicotijledones — Violacca ■ — 
Viola — odorata. 
“ No. 20. Monocohjledones — Aracece — 
Arum — maculatum. 
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