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APPOINTMENTS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. 
MEETINGS 
f Horticultural Benefit. Societ 
MONDAY, FEB. 144 nua oa gemi ing, at the Caledonian 
WEDNESDAY, FEB. sein = me ma at A P.M. 
THURSDAY, FEs. 1 
FRIDAY, 
FEB. 18 $ E x Scotland MRNA As- 
Collection of каро м, at 
Protheroe & Morr 
FEB. 154 Nursery Stock at the Lowficld Nur- 
series, Crawley, by Protheroe & 
| Morris (two days). 
Lilies, Iris, Roses, jE заат: сюн, 
&e., at Prothe eroe & ] 
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16 Orchids in dg dete Lilium Т: езин 
TUESDAY, 
hrubs, &e., at 
‘Stevens’ ы 
Ав Imported Orchids trom Mr Е. Sander 
онен ido DRE iom auratum, же at Steven 
1 1500 ا‎ Mendelii and other Or-. 
FRIDAY, 18 
Fn sd оша эченд аб Protheroe & Morris 
: Ж MS Tris, is, Greenhouse Plants, 
B. UU orris' Rooms, 
SATURDAY, FEB. mu Roseg, I Fruit m De Shrubs, &e., at 
Tux meetings of the Royal Hor- 
yal Horti- tieultural Society on Tuesday last 
rueda, Т” Ww °" were of a very d cha- 
itis, and were well attended, 
the room, indeed, being inconveniently iki. 
ر‎ f wy ng of good-w rill to the Society, and an 
MET Ai to reise it, were generally 
ibi t the Floral Committ ee there was 
К? display of Orchids, Baron ScurapeEr, Mr. 
L, Mr. Tavrz, and others, braving the frosty 
Sea and sending interesting collections. The 
Narcissus fever showed signs of vigorous recur- 
rence. ese Primulas from Messrs. C 
& Co., and Hellebores, lrises, and. various other 
interesting plants from Messrs, VARE, COLLINS 
S & GABRIEL, BARR, ånd others, were 
shown. "These are ‘alluded to in detail in another 
column, so that here it must suffice to say that 
the collections afforded a striking testimony to 
the interest felt in the old Society, and the special 
value of these fortnightly meeti ings. 
_ The labours of the Fruit Committee were very 
light, while a£ the Scientific Committee the 
interest centred in Mr. Maw W's paper on oop 
Narcissi (see р. 208), and in the exhibi- 
ion of Various species including N, cyclamineus, 
AK Jc i, and others. Further remarks on 
The general meeting was crowded and good 
humoured, the greatest interest being take 
the proceedings, avery decided and absolutely 
unanimous impression prevailing that the Society 
must have an independent home of its own some- 
where, and that no effort. must be left untried to 
Ww 
was hastily formed, so that it is open to question 
whether some of the gentlemen proposed might 
not, with advantage be replaced by others, whose 
As 
«noni al 
itis the list comprises Messrs, GEO. Non HARRY 
VEITCH,: Н. J. Erwrs, Major Len 
PoOLLETT. It was considered that "y ^ ГЭЕ 
site could be obtained from the Commissioners 
of 1851, as mentioned in our last issue, money 
would soon be рны: Юю provide the build- 
ing and other accommodat 
' It is hardly necessary € give a full report 
of the proceedings, but with our own short- 
hand reporter's notes before us we may indicate 
the points touched on by the various speakers, 
Sir TREVOR LAWRENCE, the President, ud а 
the chair, supported by the Council, 
larger and more enthusiastic body of Fellows Mh 
we have seen of late years. 
Sir Trevor, in moving the adoption of the re- 
port, as printed in full in our last issue, alluded 
to an informality in the nomination of pro 
new members of the Council, as a consequence of 
which no change could now be made consis- 
ce 
gentlemen proposed in 
be elected. The loss T Mr. services, 
which would have been specially valuable, are 
in a measure compensated for by the inclusion of 
that gentleman in the committee before men- 
tioned, as well as in the Floral and Scientific 
бом мм No ballot and no scrutiny were 
necessary this occasion, as the Council and 
officers remain as before. The President then 
alluded in appropriate terms to -— recent death 
of one of the auditors, Mr. 
Mr. Harry 
discussion, and it w 
understood that the Commissioners of the 1851 
Exhibition would, under certain circumstance es, 
be prepared to enter into direct negotiations 
with the Society. In the course of his re- 
marks the President said that “the Council 
were not prepared to sacrifice the horticultural 
work of the Society, the real objects for which 
the Society existed, to any exigencies of the 
neighbourhood where it happened to be situated; 
but," he continued, *that he was afraid they 
had come to the period of their existence when 
shown great consideration to the Society, but 
there was a difficulty i in regard to the use of the 
conservatory in that, if it were used for shows, it 
might become hable to the payment of rates and 
taxes, which would be a serious item. Nego- 
liations were in progress with the parochial 
authorities by which it was hoped that this 
difficulty might be met." 
The unfortunate Liverpool show then formed 
the subject of S but over this bowl of 
was subsequently filled up by the x ada of 
TURNER h 
spilt milk it is not necessary now to w. 
sufficient’ to say that the guarantors at нера 
The GPS done at Chiswiok was then alluded 
to, and especially in its connection with the Indo- 
Colonial Exhibition, and a 
Dick, whose 
work met with special praise from the auditors, 
Sir Trevor then alluded t 
с by the 
case, Be that as it iliis: "iie l President ‘ata 
himself of the opportunity to ackn nowledge, in 
terms of. cordial appreciation, the value of the 
This sen he 
thought there would be no gront difficulty i in 
obtaining the necessary funds—a statement 
evidently endorsed by the meeting, one gentle- 
man subsequently promising to head the list with 
a donation of £100. 
Mr. DALLA seconded the adoption of the 
report. Ms SHIRLEY Hreperp elicited а state- 
ment from the President that in any case 
fortnightly meetings and the shows of the special 
societies would be held, as usual, in the conser- 
vatory, or if that should be impracticable that it 
ould be the imperative duty of the Council to 
make other arrangements, 
Mr. Hopaxs alluded to the Fi x^ of the 
Society, on which latter sns e President 
stated that arrangements w 
made, but hee ought to come to 
the point, which was, how was the Society to 
withdraw from its present pasran They h 
a Council that any Society might be proud of, . 
losing their President, the late PRINCE Consort. 
МАЈЕЅТҮ was applied to to appoint a 
successor to the PRINCE Consort, and she ap- 
pointed the Duke of Buccreven, and subse- 
quently, Lord ABERDARE. He mentioned this to 
show that Нев Masesry had interested herself 
in the Society, and he thought if they went 
straight to Нев Mazxry, she would. help them 
through their difficulties. They wanted a home 
of their own, and if the School of Music and the 
Imperial Institute were to have their freeholds, 
e did not see why this Society этет: not 
have its freehold also. If they w 
they had only to go to the «oai aibi people 
conduct the Society as it ought to be con- 
ducted. 
Mr. Er urged the necessity for the 
appointment of a well-paid, highly qualified 
retary, and pointed to the Zoological 
and Agricultural Societies, whose success, be 
said, was largely due to their having had for 
Many years trained and efficient gentle- 
men to manage their business, He shoul дса 
