J-muMj 4, 1877. ) 



JOURNAL OF HOBTIOULTDBa AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 



menta for offices, meetingg, an3 exhibitione, or, failing that, 

 graDtiDg a monetary cou?iiieration. Bat ns there is each 

 unacituity ehowu ia respect to the euitabiHty of the present 

 eite or looality for the Society's meetingg and ehow?, why not 

 seek government aid in respect of the prepent baildings and 

 ground requisite for the euooessful oarrjing-out of the Society's 

 objects ? Surely the time has arrived wheu horticulture should 

 take its rank aa one of the institutions of a great people. 



The Chiswiok establishment (should be continued as an 

 experimental girdeii and school of hortioalturo. Students 

 qualifying for gardeners to be admitted npon the recommenda- 

 tion of Fellows, and these studeuta to form the labour staff 

 of the garden at stipends suitable to their respectable main- 

 tenance, or such remuneration as the labour performed de- 

 serves. Other 6tude:it3 to pay a fixed rate per annum as 

 may be determiueu oa from time to time by the executive, 

 and if boarded pay for their maintenance ; they not to per- 

 form any menial woit, or only at the instigation of the pro- 

 fessor, as may be necesaary tor instruction such labour may be 

 performed. This latter class of students it is presumed will 

 be sufficient to meet the salary of the Society's professor of 

 horticulture, the students to have free admission to all lectures 

 given in aay of the Society's places of meeting, whether the 

 lecturer gives his services gratuitously or otherwise. The 

 Society to hold four exhibitiouB in each year in London or its 

 environs, and prizes offered at each for plants, flowers, fruit, 

 and vegetables, and once every year a national exhibition in 

 the provinces, commencing with London the first year. Its 

 first provincial show might be held in the north, its second in 

 the east, third ia Scotland, fourth weet of Eagland, fifth Ire- 

 land, sixth that locality or place in Eogland holding out the 

 greatest inducement to the Society for the holding of its exhi- 

 bition, the seventh to be an international one held in London, 

 the second international held in Scotland, and the third in 

 Ireland, every seventh exhibition held by the Society to be 

 international. 



Assist-TOce should be given to provincial horticultural societies 

 in the framing of their schedules and rules, placing at the 

 ■com^md of Eoeiaties in union with the Society a censor or 

 judge to act with those appointed by the Society, and between 

 whom the Society's official shall act a? umpire. No fee to 

 be given by the local society to the judge or charged by the 

 Koyal Hoiticultural Sjciety; but the society makiog use of 

 the Sjoiety's officer to pay his travelling expenses, with such 

 allowar.c) for hotel expenses as shf-.U be determined by the 

 Royal Hortienltural Society. It shall be the duty of the 

 judge to award, with the approval of four Fellows of tho Royal 

 HortiBultnral Society, the silver and bronze medals to such 

 productioas as in his and the Fallows' judgment are most de- 

 servi-jg of special recognition through ovi.ienco of superior 

 cultivation. N.B.— If there be a difference of opinion in regard 

 of the awarding of tbo medals, there shall bo no award in that 

 cise unless two of the Fellows agrse with the Soointy's censor. 

 In the absence of Fellows of ths Society the censor shall have 

 the aid of four horticulturists approved of by the local society's 

 secretirv, ani with their assisteinea award the medals of the 

 Royal Hjrticultural Society, having at least two approvers in 

 each ca*o of his award. 



The Royal Horticultural Society should encourage ia con- 

 nection with provincial horticultural societies the establishment 

 o£ gardeners' institutns by corrfspoadenoe, and a copy of its 

 jonroal in exchange for pcpsrs read at the institute. 



Correspondence to be opened and maintained by tho Royal 

 Hortioaltacal Society with colonial and foreign horticultural 

 Boeiotiea, and an exchange of publications. 



A library to be formed of as complete a kind in respect of 

 hortioultare and allied sciences as possible, which shall be free 

 to all members of the Society. 



The Sicioty to pnblioh a journal monthly containiug a full 

 report of the work performed by the Society, and if this be of a 

 kind exceeding li. ia coat monthly, papers sliallform a separate 

 pabliotUiou, aud sold in book form, but from publication in 

 the girdening periodioils would be of little valao; and at tha 

 end of each year a omplete account ha published of the state 

 of the Society's finances and affairs. 



Riportera to have free access to all the meetings of the 

 Society with a view to greater publicity than would be afforded 

 by the joarnal. 



I ebail say very little of the Society's constitution. It needs 

 not revolution but reform. The present Couuoil is peril ops as 

 good 88 any of its predecessors. Whatever the Council be it 

 mast bo prepared to do the bidding of the subscribers. No 



constitution would answer so well as a crowned republic. A 

 President — His Royal Higbnsss the Prince of Wales, with 

 power to approve a deputy appointed by tho Council. A 

 Council of Vice-presidents to cDusist of thiri;oen members 

 elected by the Executivo Council from those deserving of dis- 

 tinction from advancing horticulture, but none but noble or 

 wealthy iiidividuals (patronising horticulture enthusiastically) 

 to bo eligible. An Elective Cjuncil of thirteen elected by the 

 votes of the members for seven yeara, vacancies to be filled by 

 the Elective Couucil nominating the most likely person or 

 persons for the vacancy or vacancies, whose election shall be 

 consequent upon the votes of the subscribers, provided the 

 nomination does not receive the approval of tha Council of Vice- 

 presidents aud President. Wheu those approve the nomina- 

 tions of the Elective Council, that bcily shall by vote fill up 

 vacancies in its ranks. The Vice-prsside-jts' Couucil to make 

 suggestions to the Elective Council npon subjects it may see 

 fit, which the latter shall consider and take such action upon 

 them as in their opinion would be for tho interests of the 

 Society. The Elective Council shall ti'ausact all the Society's 

 business, having full control of departments ; aud all its meet- 

 ings public — open to reporters. 



Fellows subscribing £5 5s. to have two ivory tickets, each 

 ticket admitting two persona to all the Society's meetings, 

 shows, gardens iu London or elsewhere, promoted by the 

 Society, with copy of journal, and the right of nominating one 

 candidate to the school ol horticulture, aud five votes upon an 

 election. Fellows subscri'^ing £i is. to have one ivory ticket, 

 admitting two to all the meetings, shovs, and garden of the 

 Society, two tickets admitting to all shows and garden, with 

 copy of journal, right of nominating a candidate for admission 

 to Bchool of horticulture, and four votes. Fellows subscribing 

 £3 3s. to have three tickets (one ivory admitting two) for all 

 shows, garden, and meetings, with copy of journal and three 

 votes. Fellows of £2 2s. to receive an ivory ticket admitting 

 two, and one ticket of admission to all the meetings, shows, 

 and garden, with copy of journal and two votes. Fellows sub- 

 scribing £1 Is. to have ticket for all meetings, shows, garden, 

 with copy of journal aud one vote. 



No Fellow to have any right to cuttings, seeds, or plants, 

 nor any produce or result of the Society's garden or labour, 

 but the whole products of the Society's garden to be disposed 

 of to the best advantage for the general benefit of the Society. 



Provincial horticultural societies cootribatiug £10 10s. per 

 annum to receive the services of a judge appointed by the 

 Royal Horticultural Society, and three silver and three bronze 

 medals, with copy of jonroal, and ten votes. The subscription 

 being given ia the name of the committee of tho society wishing 

 for union with the Royal Horticultural Society 'oy their secretary. 

 Societies subscriWiog £5 5s. per annum to have the services 

 of the Society's judge, two silver aud two bronze medals, 

 with copy of journal, and five votes. Societies subscribing 

 £i is. to have services of judge, one silver and two bronze 

 medals, with copy of journal, and four votes. Societies con- 

 tributing £3 3s. per annum to have services of judge, one silver 

 and one bronze medal, with copy of journal, aud three votes. 

 Societies contributing £2 2s. per aunum to have one silver and 

 one bronze medal, with copy of juuraal, and two votes. So- 

 cieties subeciibing £1 Is. per annum to have one silver and 

 one bronze medal, aud one vote. The medals in the two last 

 instances to be awarded by a judge appointed by the committee 

 of the respective society, and approved iu his award by at least 

 one Fellow of the Society. 



Gardeners' institutes or improvement societies contributing 

 £2 2s. per annum to have presented one silver medal, which 

 shall be awarded by the votes of its members, choosing three 

 persons to adjudicateupon tho papers read before the members 

 of the institute, who sbsU award the medal to the writer of the 

 paper w'uioh in their opinion appears most deserving, but the 

 Royal Horticultural Society shall have the right of rescinding 

 any award which shall be found undeserving, advising the 

 institute to select other two for distinction, and upon the 

 three being submitted to tbo Royal Horticultural Society tha 

 latter shall name the mo:-t desirable, and tho medal shall be 

 awarded accordingly. The institute to receive copy of journal 

 and have two votes. Institutes contributing £1 Is. to have 

 copy of journal aud a bronze medal for awarding to the writer 

 of some approved paper read before the Society, and one vote. 



All voting to ba by voting papers, stating the cause and ob- 

 ject of the election, and forwarded to every Fellow, society, 

 or institute entitled to v. .to, which filled up ore to be returned 

 to the Secretary. The voter not to sign his or her name, but 



