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THE OABDENEB'S MONTHLY 



[October, 



MoRTICULTURAL ^OCIETIES. 



COMMUNICA TIONS. 



INTERNATIONAL HORTICULTURAL EXHIBI- 

 TION, OF 1877, AT AMSTERDAM. IN THE 

 PALACE OF INDUSTRY. 



BY H. GROENEWEGEN, SECRETARY, AMSTERDAM, 

 NETHERLANDS. 



His Majesty, the King of the Netherlands, has 

 deigned to accept the patronage of this Exhibi- 

 tion and to express sincere sympathy with the 

 aim the Commission has in view. In conse- 

 quence, the Exhibition finds itself powerfully 

 supported, and the chances of success have con- 

 siderably increased. 



The Board of Directors of the Exhibition, now 

 constituted, have been duly empowered by the 

 Commission for the regulation of National and 

 International Horticultural Exhibitions in the 

 Palace of Industry and by the deputies of the co- 

 operating horticultural societies and similar as- 

 sociations and establishments in this country. 



It is intended to establish Correspondents in 

 all the provinces of Netherlands, to whose care 

 the promotion of the interests of the Exhibition 

 will be entrusted. 



Though the duration of the Exhibition cannot 

 be fixed at present, it may be safely relied upon, 

 that it will be opened in the month of April 

 1877. 



The Programma of the Exhibition of Horticul- 

 tural Products (not to be mistaken for the Exhi- 

 bition of Vegetable Produce, of which the 

 projected programma has been inserted in 

 Bulletin No. 2) will be distributed simultaneously 

 with the present Bulletin. This Programma is 

 only provisional, as it will shortly be followed 

 by a statement of the prizes to be awarded, and 

 of the regulations for the contribution of articles 

 and subsequent competition. 



Applications have been made to the Directors 

 of Railway, Steamer and other Companies in 

 order to obtain lower freights and thereby to re- 

 duce the expenses on the expected packages. 



The Board is happy to state that it has 

 not been disappointed in its expectation of 

 obtaining the moral and material aid of the 

 Dutch Government. 



On application to the Minister of the Interior, 

 His Excellency has graciously expressed his 

 readiness to realize the wish of the Board, that 

 official Committees may be constituted in foreign 

 countries, in order to promote the interests of all 

 who contribute. 



The Minister of Colonies, on being solicited to 

 have the Programmes and Bulletins spread 

 among colonial establishments, corporations, 

 officials, and all those who might be judged com- 

 petent to further the aim of this International 

 Horticultural Exhibition, has readily complied, 

 and forwarded the documents, relating to this 

 matter, to the parties concerned. 



In conformity with the request for free con- 

 veyance of products from Dutch Colonies and 

 Possessions, His Excellency has invited the 

 Governor-General of Dutch India and the Gov- 

 ernor of Surinam, to facilitate as much as possi- 

 ble the free transmission to Dutch harbors of 

 packages, intended for the Exhibition, 



On application to the Minister of Foreign 

 affiiirs, soliciting his aid to promote the contribu- 

 tion of products from foreign colonies and 

 from countries beyond Europe, His Excellency 

 has been pleased to inform the Board, that the 

 Dutch Embassies and Consulates have been in- 

 vited to lend their support towards the promo- 

 tion in foreign parts of the aim and interests of 

 the undertaking, by distributing programmes 

 and giving information on the subject, when 

 desired. 



In consequence the Board have already re- 

 ceived copies of dispatches from the Consul- 

 General at Bern and the Minister-Resident at 

 Rome, containing some observations and partic- 

 ulars, Avhich were read with great interest and 

 acknowledged with thanks. 



On application to the Minister of Finances, 

 His Excellency has decided, that, subject to cer- 

 tain formalities to be made known afterwards, 

 the custom-house examinations are to take place 

 on the grounds of the Exhibition, and that free- 

 dom of duty will be granted to dutiable goods, 

 which may remain unsold and be re-exported. 



Amongst various communications, all mani- 

 festing the greatest sympathy with the under- 



