PAXTON SOCIETY. 

 It is now six j'ears since this Society was started, 

 during which time the number of Members and Subscribers 

 have increased from about thirty to over two hundred. 



Regular Saturday Evening Meetings have been held 

 throughout the Session, at which Papers (as follows) have 

 been delivered to the Members, who invariablj^ came 

 together in goodly numbers : — 



1895. 

 Jan. 12 — "Notes on the history of our Cultivated Hardy Fruits," by 



Mr. J. D. SiDDALL. 



„ 26 — " Soils and Manures," by Mr. J. S. Gordon, B.Sc. 

 Feb. 2— "The Bottling of Fruits," by Mr. John Weaver. 



,. 16 — "The Carnation," by Mr. J. Wynne-Ffoulkes. 

 Mar. 2 — " Conifers," by Mr. John Taylor. 

 ,, 16 — "Some of the abuses of the modern Horticultural Society," by 

 Mr. T. Redington. 

 April 6—" Violets in Frames," by Mr. Robt. Wakefield. 

 ,, 20 — "Insecticides" — as used at home and abroad [Illustrated), by 

 Mr. R. Newstead, F.E.S. 



The majorit}' of the members are either working 

 gardeners or enthusiastic amateurs, many of whom take a 

 keen interest in the Society and the work carried on in 

 connection with it. 



The Annual Fruit and Chr>'santhemum Exhibition 

 organised by this Society is now recognised as one of the 

 best exhibitions of its kind in this part of the country ; a 

 pleasing feature being that the quality and number of 

 exhibits keep improving ever>' 3'ear. 



THOS. WEAVER, Chairman. 

 G. P. MII,N, Secretary. 



Aprii. 25TH, 1895. 



