tlie Eoyal Family to be elected as Life Members of the Society ; 

 at the same time His Eoyal Highness authorised the meeting to 

 be informed that he also was prepared to subscribe the sum of 

 500^. in aid of the measure, and to provide a further sum of 

 1000/. by taking ten of the debentures of 100/. each, which 

 the Society proposed to issue. It was at the same time 

 announced that Her Eoyal Higlmess the Priacess Frederick 

 Wniiam, Princess Eoyal of England, proposed to join the 

 Society as a Life Member. These munificent contributions 

 were gratefully acknowledged by every one present, and the 

 noble chairman of the meeting was requested to convey to Her 

 Majesty, to His Eoyal Highness the Prince Consort, and to Her 

 Eoyal Highness the Princess Eoyal, the most respectful thanks 

 of the Society. 



As to the mode of raising 50,000/., the Council recommended 

 the issue of debentures bearing interest at 5 per cent., to be 

 redeemed as means should become available. They also 

 proposed to keep up the experimental part of Chiswick Garden, 

 and as much more of that Garden as might be requu-ed to 

 furnish decorative plants for the new Garden at South 

 Kensington. 



The Council having renewed their correspondence with the 

 Eoyal Commissioners, for the purpose of obtaining a reconsidera- 

 tion of certain points which, in the opinion of the meeting, 

 demanded some alteration, a second General Meeting was held 

 on the 20th of July. The Council then explained what progress 

 had been made in the negotiations. The Commissioners had 

 agreed to add to the arrangements with the Society stipulations 

 to the following effect : — Upon the Society giving two years' 



