FsBRvARY 15, 1919. ] 
means of which the food ТОУ of ш armies 
had been enormously improved and increased. 
He thanked the H.S. on ee of ie French 
people for the great help it had given to France 
[o е the bis “Horticultural. Beliar p und, out 
xpressed s w that f the vini woul 
cn PA be hes ,1 ase of 
5,000 young fruit trees planted to replace trees 
destroyed by the Germans, the uns again over- 
ran the new plan district, d lifted and con- 
veyed the young trees to German 
Мыз announced that the Society would hold 
‘ meeting " at Chelsea on May 20, and that 
j ым, у the Society’s Mom l wo Pri ji Mesi 
for the fortnightly meetings about 
hence, Sir Alber P Rollit was pees na 
n ng the undred and 
have very gr 
n thi 
Slight свай ite о pale he Ake first jour of e 
m had so 5-04 depl a 
e Societ; spen ecu r £2,500 during the yea 
its s Food PR E, tee which 4 a is. rm 
given bs i Ме Treasury throu gh the Food Production 
Departme: 
W t allotments can in all cases 
pends on many different considera- 
Council inis imo i ressing 
n allotment gerit ought to be a wailable for 
E man in this country who, having no garden at- 
sached to his dwelling, desires one; and that the pro- 
sion:of them ought to be made ias ut of iere funds, 
Ме with fairness and even generosity towards the pre- 
sent land-owners. The Predni. on Dons. are con- 
t т nal allotment gar- 
орып ovision -of natio 
s to all who desire them an мй them well, will 
Be of аца value to the country at large in 
promoting the health, Mie ys and well-being of the 
| community in genera 
BC The ‘Bouse war publications, ариден, and leaf- 
n demand. After the bret 
have continued to be i 
is Departme ent had born 
ths. 
у has been maintained in a state 
d bon h the Grp 2 = Proc e 
the not been 
cen los of 
offered. 
sent to our fellowseosintr?- 
and to camps and hospitals 
n i 
ork, 
1 r of trials Mi planta. ot ее" oe 
: атое Mave leo heer made, some of them atthe re 
E: 9f the Food Produ hen Department sb the К 
о cultural experiments made in the Garden 
е past а menton may be made of us Nub 
most 
ning of fruit trees are bei nued, 
he new crosses of vier Strawberries, 
in the Gardens should fruit next season 
eir value. 
sitom. who has now taken up a new posi- 
тту out Ros season's work u d 
i rm знана of Narcissi, a report of which will 
йл nk in *he Society's * Journal. Mr. Ramsbottom 
fonsented to nue this investigation till its 
arbishire, mie ee has been appo aed to 
mparative composition 
' the pu hi pes ee D yas © 
т one variety is of gr 
onstr: 
ers may work more pie ча ы 
as to the s varieties which are 
THE GARDENERS’ C 
C HRONICLE. 
most likely to bring about the best res thei 
neighbourhood. The Council viewed A Propose Favour: 
о and plots have now cesa set nd n: bad z 
pro ress. The Mancheste бо e ratio 
takih ng similar mi p have asked the per ig үн 
identify itself with them on кшй lines. 
With the view of he rther e ng a tending 
the neral range of horticultural Knowledge, а 
out the pen not only ngst working and profes- 
sional gardeners, but nf pee horti "ven in- 
structors and hers of all grades, th iety's 
5 inattons have been considerably гый, їп {е 
Xxaminat.o; F 
direction of making them a more к test of oon 
cu К know. d Hear 
in rate will be in- 
= 
> 
the ба i 
3 Uni 
eration, inasm 
the Bachelor’s Degree this 
don have now come into o 
— have entered for 
pru ntatioi ven reed the Prime 
nig ers on tise | Фе of tatio: to ike Minister 
of National Service on e -power ind D l-— 
К 
o Ga fded ners; to the Controller of Min pts n 
vision of Fuel in Horticultural Purpose: 
sulted in special consideration being уер, ‘in the cand 
of valuable аю aed toe R. E. 
Prothero concerning Seed Potatos; and е Com mmis- 
С Б E Tax on the Ринд of 
Scientific Educational Books from Taxation, 
The President and pom greatly regret the unavoid- 
able dela: pot has attended th 
iety’s Journal durin ast year. 
(2) extreme shortage, и рр. nd (3) t 
which have attended pem nting trade al r the 
uM E is ‘confidently E". = the prese Ж rene 
wen gives rovem y these » ts 
erae "eunt . а! la: 
publication, 
ко ations with 
the Gov. ent 
e possibility of "e | Society о yo 
charged soldiers at the Wisley Gardens for training in 
There being only one vai the roll of the 
Victoria Medal of Honour, res у hes had very 
great [юше in A jer БҮ Sir es nk Crisp, Bart., 
The Lawrence M. 
really wonde ys egetables. 
The рока table shows the Society’s аад sag 
regard to nu ү ша йаг je die past y 
* 1918. 
Life Fellows .. 
4 Guineas 
ineas 
4 Guineas 
2 Guineas 
1 Guinea 
Associates 
Affiliated Metales seen 
Commutations  ........... Erb 
= £101 15s. 04 
: 1,146 £1,452 3 0 
Loss 540 15 0 
NET INCREASE IN: INCOME £9 8 0 
Deaths and Resignations D j 345 
New Fellows 1,146 
AL Уе , е е 801 
Total on | December 31, 1817, 
ber 31, 1918 
13,831 
14,632 
W. WILKS, Secretary. 
iter GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. 
y 6.—The annual general meeting of 
the тусн to the Royal Gardeners’ Orphan 
си а. held re! the 6th inst., at Simpson's 
Sitan Я 
Only gd Tid persons were present. The 
Chairman, Mr. H. B. May, iani. After 
the minutes of the last ano! terris had been 
read, submitted the report of 
the D PER NR Кате а the work of the 
institütion for the year ending December 31, 
(9 
1918, from which we give the following ex- 
tracts :— 
EXTRACTS FROM THE — OF THE EXECUTIVE 
EE. 
Report to the 
ners’ Orphan ond the 
lace 
he Ba s has been . 
and the Соп epken wi A ары thankful for any help 
comands liquidating тих - 
At the commencemen 98 г 117 childr ег 
ceiving the full benefits E tthe Fund, and ion ир - 
a smaller cd iin than previously—were 
added to the list at m pets eat Аа . The amount 
disbursed in allowanees and grants-in-aid w 37 less 
han i r ye elev hildrén having 
ceased to receive allowances durin ear. For the 
coming annual meeting there is again only a small list 
of candidates for election, but уо 2 tt ntic 
pates a considerable increase i ear future. 
Early in Feb: a нане, received the fol- 
Ne Бб | 
pri reg edi g the work of the Royal Ga 
deners’ Orphan Fund, and the cases to: idered 
os hh ual qwe I note that certain of the 
ndidates—1l and 12, for instance—are in. especially 
distressing та and I therefore have much 
leasure E enclosing he rewith a cheque’ for £100 as 
a donatio is the Fund. Mgr sum is a. portion 
Уа ard. 
of an repe. sent to my care from the Gore F 
Zealand, for the relief of British distress A bene- 
n 
i benefi 
Your Committee n again to unites its grateful 
thanks to M. Hu and Son for 
gift of £100, ar ak ноти е а lly expresses its gratitude 
to Sir Tank. Crisp 
o t- 
-Sons,, 
Roland- R, Robbins, JPY Mr. ое Nutting 
help, Tom. Smith, and others, . for substantial. financ 
mittee has received with Lo reat кы Ее ак Уза 
valuable pete ope Mr. 
carry ‘on the office 
Your an meret much ae that, owing 
ge о and and the ба M 
of both, it des M Gomes “it advisable to issue a list 
of the subscribers to the Fund in 1919. 
THE ROYAL GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. 
CASH STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1918. 
RECEIPTS. 
£ в. d Ж үч 
To Subseriptions: General su EAD. dr.) 
' › — l Secre- к 
ONG aries te GRE: 33A 
258 7 11 
» Donations : General 122 10 0 
E абв Local Baie elis 2016 6 
—— 1436 6 
» Response to Special Appeal 475 704942 14:9 
» Legacy : Ns. Walter T. Ware s 2..1.250.0. 0 
ХА Zeal, в Gift from Gore Fund .. 100 0 0 
if Dividends оп оп * stock tos 2 .. 84 9 6 
Ту, e Tax returned .. me A . 816 8 
s» Loan from Bankers*- ,.. ... D . 400 
T 2 à А 241215 4 
» Balance last Account ., SORGE. ыт 118. 
£2,510 8 1 
*The indebtedness to the Bank on December 31 
amounted to £950. 
By Children’s Allowances .. 1,547 10 0 
» Grants in Aid _.. Fou EM 713 6 
„ “Emma She morial * 13 0 0 
» " Maybud Campbell Grant ”.. 15.00 f 
» "James Campbell Grant" .. ` 15 0 0 
ee 1654,5 6 
Secretary’s Salar 16 2.00006 
d , Rent. e "Firing and 
Lighting, 5514 0 н 
YMENTS. 280° £ s.d 
Printing and Stationery 37 12 6 
; Advertisin ng $3256 
. Annual General and V'Oom- 
Li i Meetings zi 2015 = 
, Pos 29:453. * 
+» Bank TIEN. Interest, ete.. 46.13 8 
, Petty Cash: Sundries .. 51 7 
- 196 16 11 
» Loan from Bankers repaid .. 250 0 0 
2301 0 5 
+ Balances: Cash at Bank .. 207 4.2 
Cash in hand  .. 23.6 
И - 20 7 8 
аца 
-£2,510 8 1 
Having inspect Securities and examined the 
еа 
Rooks and Vouchers pen to us, we Pon certify 
the above ин. : 
PETER R. RA RR, 
-| BILNEY. 
"Ала? tors: 
Account to be со; 
January: a. 1919. 
their handsome 
