252 RULES OF A FLORISTS' SOCIETY. 



in the neighbourhood of London ; but these two were 

 not only the most numerous in point of numbers, 

 but likewise the most respectable in regard to the 

 members composing them, who consisted of several 

 amateur gentlemen florists, and the most eminent 

 public florists round the metropolis. The laws of 

 these two Societies were, in fact, both in spirit and in 

 letter, very much alike, and several of the members 

 belonged to them both. 



RULE I. 



Any person desirous of becoming a member of 

 this Society must be proposed by one of the mem- 

 bers, and seconded by another at one of the regular 

 meetings, and a written notice must be sent to that 

 effect by the secretary to every member, stating the 

 name and residence of the person so proposed ; the 

 election to take place by ballot the next succeeding 

 show-day; such person will then be admitted a 

 member, unless two black balls appear against him. 



