Fesravary 16, 1895.] 
ipulation of the r and other bulky 
der was excellent, a e representations in 
every case perfect (Silver Tokka Medal). 
M, Seavy, e artist, 164, Cam berwell 
Road showed 
whole 
while fairly representing the flowers, showed them to 
advantage (Bronze Banksian Medal). 
Fruit Committee. 
Pres mak P. — 500 a Chairman ; and Messrs, 
nyard, W. W M. Veitch, J. Cheal, 
Pei fis Laing, W. Bates 2, 
F. Q. Lane, A. H. 
i e & Son, Sawbridgeworth, 
essrs. T. 
exhibited a colle ction of varieties of Eng 
From oye Thor nhill, Starton Bar z kevell 
; y. ernie a collection of large- siz 
Bans ready for use (Silver Haskin 
8. 
ng, Dame- 
low’s et Be ess Pool, Newton 
Jubilee, Y i 
M 
pe 
P a 
ound specimens, and had 
Cali kii (Caltural soba te ion), 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
The annual general meeting of the Society was 
Weld at 3 o’clock in the afternoon in the Lin y 
a at = Society’ s office, 117, Victoria Er, 
* _ attendance 
i than ilar ceremony held fait t ye cae 
this being e wae: to the unpropitious 
characte: ather, 
r of t 
The — (Sir Tre evor Lawrence, Bart. ), 
Occupied the chair, and he was supported by Sir 
number of 
cc 
ort new members were admitted to 
the felowen?, of the Society. 
The ae announced the retirement of the 
Right H Lord Annesley, the Hon. Walter 
hend, and Mr. Ch ha 
thanks was 5 
thei accorded to the retiring members for 
sir pant ne services to the Society. 
tite. ames were submitted to the meetin ng to 
e vacancies caused, viz, Mr. Sydn 
T 
j When officers of the Society had 
been re-elected, the President, b before e the 
th of the report, referred d briefly to several of 
l tna contained therein, and said tha the 
10 ai : 
exhibi again in ae position of having to as 
con- 
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the — — 
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ged Palace. ad been 
wet a 
vitation of the Crystal Palace 
exhibition w would be repeated this 
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i the members attending, and the 
NA Gon in large es an inspection 
that were g e but considerable 
at ead 
The : 
society was 
> quoting the number of new members 
2 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
211 
enrolled between 1889 and 1894, whi ch, after 
the number of 3 and dea wn 
deducting 
uring the same period, gave 
of 1530. Reference was made to ha desire of the 
Council to maintain the Journal in the higheat 
position possible, the examinations conducted under 
ct 
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oe 
p 
O 
In ard Shia iswick, Sir Trevor Lawrence 
declared that pi Council had no intention of turning 
their back upon the ga ere; indeed, they 
ere very anxious that Chiswick should kept up 
s well as possible, an 08 ade o 
„500, 
of the gardens to the Society since 1894 
had been 27.445 He 5 there was no evidence 
of starving in such figur 
In regar 
which w 
had com 
being far below the 
required amount, further donations were soli 
lations for j g at fruit and er shows, they 
would help considerably in meet ting the difficulties 
exhi 
n conclu ing, the 9 —— remarked that every- 
one, however remotely con — with the Society, 
had sympathised with the 
illness, and they rejoiced to ome 2 
they eee, attended 
to 558 K ce of the 3 on all oce 
er, in secondin e ion of the 
88 thanked the 3 for the effort they had 
made raw up a code of rules for judges, He 
thought that the Council veg st increase t the advan- 
tages that were available to m of the Society 
who resi dis uarters, an 
were unable to attend the m r to visit 
en made those mor an 35 8 
distant, in regard to the 1 of plants, and 
In reference to the Journal, he welcomed the 
promise from the President that it would be well 
u d urged that it should be issued more 
regularly and frequently. In 1890 there were th 
ued, but si t 5 not more than 
wo in any one year of the less important 
matter in the N eat. a well be 
and — ni to the 
general bod ber of the papers that 
were read last year, including t the — e by Mr. Singer 
on Cactaceous plants, were still unpublished, and he 
thought that whilst auch pee was at the Society’s 
osal, i stituted for the less 
important part of the cides 
Mr. Ranger Johnson — that the suggestion 
of the previous member was a good one, and criticised 
the amount paid for printing as being more than the 
Society could afford. Some other members expressed 
dissent from the proposal to curtail the Journal, 
Chiswick, and were ignorant in many instances as to 
what w there. 
Mr. W. Marshall (Chairman if the Floral Com- 
mittee), Pag that Mr, ee 
4 o regre 
ag Chiswick this 325 
well re — m. 
i fore putting the report to the 
vote, remarket that in regard to the distribution of 
seeds, ouncil were careful not to compete with 
e The papers that had not 
yet sagrari in H, tore were 
delay was owing t 
G regretted that 5 shows at Chiswick had to 
be abandone ga unfortunately, members would 
not atten rit 
e report was ide passed unanimously, and a 
vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the 
meeting. 
in type, and the 
THE ROYAL GARDENERS’ ORPHAN 
FUND: NNUAL ETING. 
Fes y 8.—I¢ is satisfactory testimony to the 
vitality. ot ‘eee Royal Gardeners’ ape Fand that 
the executive committee was able h 
the — 
* opening 
reason why the Committee in their pa — 
draw the è attention of gardeners themselve to the 
excellen im ce of 
solist ian aca more ce, whic 
urgently needed, as the whole object of the 
Fand is for their exclusive benefit. e 
gdom hi 
2 satisfactory item in the cash statement is the 
ing amount received as i iave 
3 amounting * J to £181 
farther sum ee 
Os. made by the 
ee e ere Society, as the — ofa 
concert n by that > ody, has a well-deserved 
special sation in the report, and it is gratifying to 
know that gardeners’ Arete about the country are 
rendering increasing and most material aid in this 
ay. 
No announcement made at the annual meeting 
was more warmly received than that Mr. H. J. 
biper a Vice- President of the Fand, and one of 
ost munificent patrons, would preside at the 
—— — dinner on April which is an earlier 
1 amendment to oo tos ‘nie tearing, won te 
election of co e en y Dem 
committee, the t 2 e te i n 
three attendances in nome oad that 55. 
5 ns > * due 
mittee could work m 
te: 
of the members is a peost a the warm in 
The Treasurer, Mr. 
aye in its rity. ble aa 
: vax of the committee by 
seca 
