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publishing reports of its transactions as speedily as possible, in 

 the " Proceedings " of the Society. 



III. The necessary expenses incurred in carrying out these 

 objects shall be defrayed from a fund provided by the Council, 

 and placed at the free disposal of the Committee. 



IV. The Committee will meet at the Society's rooms on the 

 second and fourth Thursdays in the months of March, April, May, 

 June, July, August, and September, and on the second Thursday 

 in the months of January, February, October, November, and 

 December, unless otherwise appointed. The chair to be taken 

 at 1 P.M. Extra meetings may be held if necessary at the 

 discretion of the Chairman and Secretary. 



V. The business of the meetings shall be transacted in the 

 manner and order following :— 1. Minutes of previous Meeting 

 read and confirmed ; 2. Letters addressed to Chairman or 

 Secretary, including notices of motion, read ; 3. Motions of 

 which notice has been given at a previous Meeting, considered ; 

 4. New plants and flowers examined, and reported on. 



VI. All persons, whether Fellows of the Society or not, are 

 invited to send their New Plants and Flowers for e 

 A report of the several Meetings, 

 of the awards made, to be sent to the respective exhibitors as 

 soon as it appears in the Society's " Proceedings." 



VII. All subjects for the consideration of the Committee are 

 to be delivered free at the place of meeting, not later than 

 12 noon, on the respective meeting days; and all necessary 

 particulars respecting them are to be forthwith communicated, in 

 writing, to the Secretary. 



flower if a seedling ; and that of the native country if an importation, 

 will be considered essential particulars. Exhibitors are invited to 



VIII. The merits 

 cussed or decided on i 



IX. Sufficient examples of every subject exhibited, to enable 

 the Committee to form a fair opinion of its qualities, are to be 

 produced. In all practicable cases, the growing plant will be 

 required. 



X. The subjects of exhibition will be entered by the Secretary 

 in the order in which the particulars mentioned under Rule VII 



