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more economical arrangements, and a system of management 

 more efficiently controlled and more generally acceptable to the 

 FeUows, the affairs of the Corporation might be retrieved, and 

 public approbation secured for the future ;" and on the 1st of 

 May, 1830, the Council was reconstructed, the whole system of 

 management revised, Mr. Bentham appointed Secretary, and Dr. 

 Lindley — who had, since 1822, filled the office of Assistant- 

 Secretary — was brought into more prominent usefulness." His 

 great talents and inexhaustible energy soon made themselves 

 felt, redeemed the Society from its difficulties, and led to a 

 career of success which has indissolubly united his name with 

 that of the Society and Horticulture. 



A fete was tried in 1831, from which no advantage was 

 derived. In 1832 three Special Floral Exhibitions took place in 

 Eegent Street, which, although sufficient to show that great horti- 

 cultural skill existed in the country, and that a numerous atten- 

 dance on such Exhibitions might be calculated upon, yet were 

 unp)roductive of financial advantage, a circumstance ascribed 

 to the smaUness of the house in Eegent Street in which they 

 were held. It was therefore resolved to transfer them in 1833 

 to the Garden, giving Fellows free admission, charging a mode- 

 rate price for tickets, and divesting the meetings of the peculiar 



experiment was successful ; the Exhibitions were popuLar ; the 



* Dr. Liudley was appointed. Assistant-Secretary on the 22nd of Feb., 1822. 

 On the nth of Nov., 1826, he was appointed by the Council to the double office 

 of Assistant-Secretary in London aiad Assistant- Secretaiy at the Garden. On the 

 23rd of April, 1830, tlie two offices were merged into one. On the 7th of March, 

 1838, the name of Assistant-Secretary was altered to that of Vice-Secretary ; and 

 on the 2nd of March, 1858, he was elected Member of Council, and Secretary. 



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