318 Begulations for the internal Admini&lration 



Mr. Keane agreed with the hint thrown out by Mr. Grey, as it was generally 

 admitted that the heaths suffered by the heat which is communicated to the 

 roots by the sunbeams striking against the sides of the pots, and which would 

 be obviated by the moss as recommended. As the ^rlcae are apt to mildew, 

 he advised to syringe them freely until it is washed quite clean from the plants, 

 then give them as much air as possible, and by a free ventilation on a fine 

 day they will soon become dry and restored to life and vigour. 



Mr. Caie explicitly replied to all the observations made upon his paper, and 

 remarked that he became acquainted with the West London Gardeners' Asso- 

 ciation through the kindness of His Grace the late Duke of Bedford, who 

 first directed his attention to the subject, and whose memory he should ever 

 revere, as in health or in sickness His Grace never ceased from doing good. 

 The subject of heaths occupied his mind during one of the trying scenes of his 

 busy life, and gave rise to that extensive collection at Woburn Abbey, where 

 he (Mr. Caie) gathered the facts detailed to the meeting that evening. 



Art. V. Regulations Jbr the internal Administration of the Garden 

 of the Horticultural Society of London. (Extracted from the 

 Minutes of the Garden Committee, and ordered by the Council to 

 be printed, Feb. 13. 1840.) 



1. The management of the Garden of the Horticultural Society is intiiisted 

 by the council to the garden committee, who meet once a month at least ; and 

 during the intervals of their meetings, to the Vice-Secretary. 



2. Under their direction the immediate superintendence is vested in the 

 head gardener and three under gardeners. 



3. For this purpose the garden is divided into three distinct departments, 

 each under the separate charge of one of the under gardeners; who are held 

 responsible for the good cultivation of the plants under their care, and have 

 power to determine what modes of cultivation are most proper. 



4. These departments are as follow : — 



(1.) The orchard and kitchen-garden department, including the houses 

 for forcing fruit and vegetables, and the ground adjoining. 



(2.) The hot-house department, including the green-houses and other 

 houses, pits or glazed buildings, now existing or hereafter to be erected, for 

 the cultivation of tender plants, together with all the grounds enclosed within 

 the walls of what were formerly called " Experimental Gardens," with the 

 exception of such part as may be occupied by the orchard and kitchen- 

 garden department. 



(3.) The hardy department, consisting of the arboretum, flower-garden, 

 and all the cultivated ground not occupied by the two other departments. 



5. The packing and distributing of seeds, plants, &c., to the fellows of the 

 Society, is independent of the above departments, and under the immediate 

 and personal superintendence of the head gardener. 



6. The men permanently employed in the garden are exclusively received 

 on the recommendation of fellows of the Society. 



7. The only exception to this regulation is in favour of foreigners, of whom 

 no more than two may be employed at the same time. 



8. The names and addresses of the candidates for admission are entered in 

 a book, in the order in which their recommendations are received. 



9. Notice is then transmitted to the candidate of the points upon which he 

 will have to give satisfactory evidence before he can be received into the 

 garden, which are as follow : — 



(1.) That he has been employed for at least three years in some good 

 garden. 



(2.) That he can write and spell respectably. 



(3.) That he is sufficiently acquainted with arithmetic to be able to keep 

 accounts. 



