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rules were agreed to, and received the confirmation of the Society on Nov. 21., 

 at Mr. Melvvood's school-room, Brook Green Lane, Hammersmith, where the 

 meetings will be held until farther notice. Knowing that you take great 

 interest in such associations, I am happy to inform you that we have already 

 received the entrance-money of between forty and fifty subscribers ; and I 

 send you the subjoined rules, in accordance with a resolution of the Society, 

 that they should be forwarded to the conductors of the Gardener^ Magazine 

 and the Horticultural Register. — Robert Fish. Tattersall's Gardens, Hyde 

 Park Corner, Dec. 1836. 



Rules. 



1. This Society shall be denominated the West London Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation for mutual Instruction. 



2. The expenses of the Society shall be defrayed from donations, and the 

 entrance-money and subscriptions of members. 



3. Each person, on becoming a member of the Society, shall pay the sum, 

 if amateur, 5s. ; head gardener, 2s. 6d. ; journeyman, 1^. 6d. ; and appren- 

 tice. Is. 



4. Any person, to be admitted as a member, must be recommended by a 

 member of the Society, and voted for at the next meeting. 



3. Whoever shall make a donation to the value of two guineas shall be 

 considered a member for life. 



6. Whoever shall make a donation to the value of three guineas shall be 

 considered an honorary vice-president and member for life. 



7. Each persom on becoming a member of the Society, is to give his name 

 and address, and tne same is to be entered in a book kept for that purpose by 

 the secretary. 



8. Any member changing his residence will communicate the same to the 

 secretary. 



9. The supreme government of the Society will be vested in a general 

 meeting of its members, which shall at all times have the power to alter and 

 remodel its rules ; but due notice must be given of any proposed alteration 

 at the previous meeting. 



10. The general executive management of the Society shall be vested in a 

 committee of twelve persons, including the office-bearers of the Society ; five 

 of which committee shall constitute a quorum. 



11. The committee shall be elected every six months, and in the meantime 

 the members of committee shall act as chairmen at the meetings of the Society, 

 in rotation. 



12. The committee of management shall have the power of regulating the 

 order and succession of subjects proposed for discussion. 



13. Any person wishing a certain subject discussed must intimate the same 

 to a member of committee. 



14. The person who proposes a certain subject for discussion will be enti- 

 tled to commence that subject. 



15. The secretary shall keep a book of minutes of all the proceedings of 

 the Society j and the same to be laid upon the table at every meeting of mem- 

 bers, for their inspection. 



16. The Society shall meet every alternate Monday, at seven o'clock in the 

 evening precisely in winter, and at eight o'clock in summer; the business of 

 the meeting always to be finished by ten o'clock. 



17. A fair balance sheet of the financial affairs of the Society shall be laid 

 before the members every six months. 



18. No visitors to be admitted more than twice, without joining the Society. 



19. No refreshments allowed to be taken in the meeting-room. 



20. No subjects of a religious or political nature to be discussed. 



21. Any person not yielding obedience to the rules shall be disqualified for 

 remaining a member of the Society. 



22. A general meeting of members will be held every six months. 



