PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 91 
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from its se 04 to its fruiting, displaying at each 
stage its stru 
ould Е eminent peeps alluded to be of 
uid be taken by 
e Hort аі Society for 
nited King- 
t ha appy to receive 
suggestions and togive беше their fullest attention. 
PAPERS AND LETTERS ABOVE REFERRED TO, 
1. Letter from Sir W. Jackson Hooker and others, 
Kew. 
Royal gardens, Xa March 29, 1864. 
Gentlemen,—The undersigned have ‘observed 
t 
larm in those interested in the British 
We believe that a scientific knowledge of the 
plants of the co untry, Ч especially of the useful 
of grea’ d 
and we have no doub such was the view en- 
tertained by the nell i «d = ting this measure ; 
but we think € must 
at the caa of so many indis- 
mber of rase im be the 
sole e ond eannot contribute to the red end, 
whilst it must result in the ilo destruction 
бо Tarer равы о п» арар untry which ай 
lovers of botany desire to in their ve 
ns. We Peer fiet к trust that before 
it is too late the Council will, on the 
matter, road the necessity of аи their 
pa 
Wey coker, one Royal Gardens, Kew. 
Josep 1 = = r, Assistant Director, Royal Gar- 
Daniel Oliver, Keeper of the Herbarium. 
J. Smith, Cur 
George Же А, President, Linnæan Society. 
Thomas Thomson, m е Superintendent of Botanie 
ns, Caleu 
To the 
Council of the Royal Horticultural Society. 
2. Letters from siege а and others. 
Fat its next Metini 
es 
Lhsd iicet to 
oi parties в collect plants, 
but are not known " have mueh scientific know- 
ledge of tan ny. 
i send b heer caa the — returned, with 
Б igin signatures, by gentlemen whose 
ek I we = to the leer 
e o me, an spe 
Spondents have su кы. that the Royal т ся 
Maral Society sight promote botanical knowledge 
2 = ыы mà Kies, gardeners, and other like 
e prize is thus в placed 
sons who are unable to spend 
time and money in extensively traversing the ier 
try in search of speci e hun 
even a less number of m s gathered near to their 
own homes, will show the botanical kno ge of 
i much dee umber 
i 
sage ae 
other totaal pee 
e not € нан authori 
} w that we have по 
desire to restrict the e of boy, Or the libe- 
i ti ead etnia end on eei 
e rarer plan 
e the plan бын published ripis 
them.—I am, "iy dear Sir, very 
RLES yt 
To A. Murray, Esq., 
Royal Horticultural Society, London, 
To the Council of the por Horticultura? Socie 
mbridge, April 11, 1864. 
g cg аре 1у cgo лген et к 
Gentlemen,—We be 
- Comi of the Royal Horticultural Society 
njury will be caused to the native plants of 
tly о bred y the 
t the same time; we беле 
for having shown a wish to ey а 
knowledge = scientific e y 
The value of land, and the advanced state of 
agriculture ыйын, dicus, has eaused many 
wild plants to be now confin tow: or even to 
troyed are mostly c ind as ners 
ets wish to obtain for erred they mi 
SEE 
r will the prizes promote scientific 
amo ngst the elass for whose bab: they are in- 
