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XXXIX.— MONTHLY SUMMARY. 



June 1, 1862. 



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Great Show in May, — It is no exaggeration to say that, 



whether as regards arrangement, beauty, or value of the specimens 

 exhibited, this was the finest Flower Show that has ever taken 

 place. The day was unfavourable, but the Show itself surpassed 

 everything that has been seen; and, notwithstanding the bad 

 weather, the number of visitors was very great, about 10,000 

 having been present. The list of awards will be found at p. 388, 

 and the Eeport of the Floral Committee on the subjects then 

 submitted to them at p. 373. 



Five-G-uinea Tickets.— The Fellows will learn with pleasure that 



the Council have received from the International Commissioners 

 the sum of d£8350 IO5,, as the Society's share of the receipts from 

 these tickets, so far as they had been sold up to the 19th of May. 



General Meetings. — Three Meetings for the election of Fellows 

 have been held in May — one on the 2nd, another on the 12th, and 

 a third on the 28th of the month. Exactly 100 Fellows were 

 elected at these meetings. Their names will be found at p. 400. 



Book illustrative of the Garden in 1862, — As this year 



must ever stand a memorable landmark in the history of the 

 Society, the Council have thought it desirable that a separate 

 record of its then state should be preserved. 



They have accordingly made arrangements for the publica- 

 tion of a beautifully illustrated work, descriptive of the garden, 

 in 1862." Her Majesty the Queen has most graciously con- 

 descended to take it under her especial patronage, and to permit 

 it to be dedicated to 'the memory of His Royal Highness 

 the Prince Consort. The first portion of it will consist of the 

 past history of the Society from its birth in 1804 down to 

 the present time, and the latter part will be descriptive of 

 the garden, and illustrated by numerous engravings, and by 

 twelve photographic views taken from different points. It 

 has been compiled by the Assistant Secretary from authentic 

 documents in the possession of the Society, and the illustrations 

 and decorations of the work are being executed by artists of 

 the first celebrity. 



Library and Mnsemn. — The darkest hour of the Society's 

 adversity was marked by three noteworthy events, wiuch, from 



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