January 25, 1919.] 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE 
> 47 
BOCIETIES. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL. 
І "ai ntifie б арен гб 
JANUARY —Present: N Bowles 
М.А. лы ше chair), Messrs. “Ww. ©: "Worsdell, 
Cuthbertson, Col. Rawson, and 
c. атт 
Substitute for Caraway see r les 
Dill, is Pe is bei used as 
ышыне for Caraway s id ше opinion of 
why Cara- 
m 
onika. —Mr. Bo wles also showed 
i >, which Mr. 
'orsdell took for identific ation 
ATIONAL ROSE. 
most flou end ing of the ** National " flori- 
ltural Societies is the one which devotes its 
1 floral emblem—the Rose. 
т forty-two years it has do 
| behalf of Ro 
THe 
| 
пе excellent t, work 
a 
t to any 
enthusiasm on the of wers or 
gift o id tum part of the officers HSE Council. 
1 the n апа enthus of the 
embers pr relent, 
as read. We giv bs the following ex- 
rS 
a deep and abiding love 
also as a pee testi- 
which has been e by 
foi а 
as proof of 
З ee of ires. but 
ny to the valuable work 
е society, 
‚1917 the Show 
dur ict 
nged visit to 
tion of the bezu- 
akings were given to the British 
s Autumn Meeting was held on. 
918 sen all 
y Й e panig от уеаг €: кез a 
made to the сосу 1 Vie onm at E^ 
е been. dupli EU a is 
financi ошоп. of the society конне my 
£321 4 
- at the 
December 31, “isis A £70. 14s. 8d. 
the Council invested £1,000 in War 
ts have been made 
to hold a 
London Scottish Laici. E 
е 29, 1919; the 
Royal Botanic 
Spring 
INED. 
' in Septem 
The Council desires to record its appreciation of the 
good work done by local secretaries кө Epis Кы 
be forem t 
also acknowledges with a Em ithe services ren- 
a ү a Scl Willmott, V.M.H., of the society's 
D. 
oving the adoption of the report vis 
ше pde statement so ably presented by 
Preston- БАШ the quera бе eee 
the absence f Mr. Chas. E. Shea, who was 
ea had su Mc a 
s suggestion 
m of sympathy and ho ope athe sent to Mr 
Shea 
Mr. Ho! land. briefly reviewed the work done 
in 1918, and stated that the Council had re- 
cently received invitations hold provincia: 
shows at Norwich and Weston-super- Mun; e 
p that it might be possible to accept one of 
and 
and 
brew ope were re-elected, and all exce pt two 
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17.—SERPETTE DE > aa 
a GROWER’S PRUNING KNIFE). 
(One-third si 
See 
of the members P the 1918 Council were 
dia. to office, with Mr. F. M. Elgood, Dr. 
are and Lt.-Col. Е. B. Walker 
adde n connection with the election ud de- 
arity. "m a postal ballot was suggested ; a 
brief i тсс ensu and finally, on the 
motion of Mr. Elgood, seconded by Мт. Сара 
the meeting recommended the as uncil to 
sider means whereby a ut mber е еш- 
і ake part in the {сыс of аа 
bers mi 
and Coun : 
Mr Darlingtoit having taken ре. ben as 
the new president, Mr. ша w corded 
a very hearty vote of thanks for his peut so 
ably n Se rendered during two 
years 0 
An interesting part of the proceedings was the 
resentation Pack ae Hole Sacral Medal to 
the Rev. F. berts; ав se honour was 
voted to Mr. Roto Paul, was not able to 
be present. 
nks g been accorded to the officers 
d hav 
uns Connell to “which Mr. Courtney Page and 
. Pres ponded, the boma was 
тз С 
e of music provid: 
PERA breer IAN HOR l'ICULTURAL. 
s h 
George Street, Edinburgh, on this d 
McHattie, the senior vice-president, was in the 
ks ih and there was an attendance of about 20. 
It announced that 
in response to t 
Чел ве to growers regarding the varie 
ties grown in the different districts 
of Scotland, replies had been receive om 
growers, and it was proposed to circulate this 
information for the use of the members. It 
also gin cori that Mr. ni m ry and 
r. Banks he Bo rd of —— ar 
preparing, for by: e Society, ai har 
fruit growing and fruit preserving at су. 
W 
show i Edinbu ur tm in the the 
Council for consideration sisi a 
The Right Hon. Lord охан elect 
i 
president in succession to Lord Elphinstone ; M 
E. P. Laird was elected to the vacant vice- 
presidency ca by the retirement by rotation 
of Mr. McHattie, and Messrs. J. D. (of 
hn Downie), Edinburgh ; W. crake Gos- 
ford Gardens, East Lothian ane Tho ray, 
Edinb urg gh, were elected to ае оп 
Counc 
The сенй» showed a balance of income over 
expenditure of £40. 
NORFOLK AND NORWICH 
HORTICULTURAL. 
Mr. SvpxEy Morris, of Earlham 
sided at the annual general meetin 
folk d Norwich  Horticult 
Hall, pre- 
of the Nor- 
fficers were за " follows : 
Morris, dizi Я me C. 
"Mr. 23 б. 
Sack nd P itors; а 
Po Пага. Ix secretary, with Mr. Richard Pres- 
ton assistant hon ес. "The retiring members of 
er bee d Mr. J. A. Christie 
as added to the а 
HIGHLAND AND Lad orici 
kn SCOT LAND 
JA ANUAR 
p both the meadow 
area КЛЫ for the: xem will "the be about 
46 acres. 
UNITED HORTICULTURAL BENEFIT 
AND PROVIDENT, 
13.—The monthly EOM. of this 
Society” d held in the R.H.S. Hall on the- 
13th inst. C. H. Curtis ine Four 
Mr. 
be 
ne 
years dure w £2 
The dum Nonis of Privates G. H. 
H. ed were received, also м; = 
mber the 
71 15s. and on the 
and maternity ghe to £3. 
