MEMBERS’ BOTANICAL PRIVILEGES. 
THE COUNCIL HAVE FIXED THE FOLLOWING 
RATES OF CHARGES FOR THE EXAM IN A TION 
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, bond 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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