2o2 J. H. MAIDEN. 
‘* Periodical exhibitions are held at which prizes are 
awarded for superiority in flowers, fruits, vegetables, 
articles of commerce, agricultural produce and machinery. 
The library, consisting of works on botany, floriculture, 
horticulture and agriculture, together with magazines and 
transactions of kindred societies in other parts of the world, 
may be consulted by members any day during office hours. 
‘“Terms of membership—one guinea subscription and 
one guinea entrance, entitling the member to all the 
privileges of the Society.”’ 
Mr. H. R. Webb, Assistant Secretary, wrote to the Chief 
Secretary from a new address, 9 Hunter Street, asking 
permission to hold a show in the Botanic Gardens “‘ for 
two days within three weeks of 2nd March, 1860.” 
At a Council Meeting of the Philosophical Society, held 
on the 12th October, 1860, Mr. R. S. Drury of Auckland, 
New Zealand, having offered the Society a large collection 
of Tasmanian seeds, it was decided to refer the offer to the 
Australian Horticultural and Agricultural Society. 
I trust that some one will follow up the histories of the 
Horticultural Societies; the minute books should be in 
existence. 
Mr. Luke Wooff’s recollection (quoted above, p. 248) that 
the show of February 1858 was the last prior to the estab- 
lishment of “The Horticultural Society of Sydney,’’ is 
evidently an error. 
9. The Australian Philosophical Society, (19th January, 
1850 — 30th July, 1855).* 
““The Australian Philosophical Society’? afterwards 
called ‘* The Australian Society.’’ Subsequently the latter 
name was amplified in ‘‘Australian Society for the Encour- 
1 Taken out of chronological sequence, but it will be seen that it is 
convenient todo so. It really is 7th in order. 
