SPECIAL GENEEAL MEETING, SEPT. 4, 1S«0. 379 



cases considerably more than half the crop is useless. Peas, on 

 the other hand, have succeeded remarkably well. I have made 

 preparations for the trial of various kinds of Brocoli, Borecole, 

 and Cabbage for next year. Mr. Hogg has supplied me with 

 seeds of all the varieties he could obtain ; the ; wo former have 

 been already planted out in the orchard and kit .lien-garden, the 

 latter will be planted as soon as ready. 



The amount of produce sold since the 1st of April, 1860, 

 including 29Z. for the grass in the Arboretum, is 3 T \l. i3s. Id. 



To Dr. LiNDLEY, Sea-etary. 



A Special General Meeting of the Society was held, on Tuesday, 

 September 4, at the Office, 8, St. Martin's Place, Trafalgar Square, 

 C. Wkniworth Dilke, Esq., V.P., in the chair. 



The Meeting was convened for the purpose of electing a new 

 Member of Council in the room of the late Rev. L. Veeson 

 Habcoxjbt ; and also for the election of various candidates who 

 had been proposed as Fellows. 



The Plight Rev. the Loed Bishop of Winchester, who had 

 been recommended to the Fellows by the Council to fill up the 

 vacancy, was balloted for, and unanimously elected a Member of 

 Council. 



The following candidates were afterwards balloted for, and 

 elected Fellows of the Society :— 



Mr. W. H. Baxter, Botanic Gardens, Oxford. 

 Mrs. J. A. Beaumont, 32, Prince's Gate, S.W. 

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iMr. Jauies Cuthill, Denmark Hill, CamberwelJ, S. 



The Lord John Manners, M.P., St. Katherine's Lodge, Regent's Fa: k, X.W. 



Mrs. Moffatt, 103, Baton Square, S. W. 



The Lady Adeliza Norman, Eectory, Bottesford, Nottingham. 



Charles Kickards, Esq., 207, Piccadilly, S.W. 



His Grace the Duke of Rutland, 22, Prince's Gate, S.W. 



Charles Jasper Selwyn, Esq., M.P., QC, 63, Chester Square, S.W., ami 



The EaTsoraei^r^?', Grosvenor Place, S. W. 

 The Lady Louisa Wells, Redleaf, Tnn bridge, Kent. 



