HISTOKY of the Royal Horticul- 

 liS^ tural Society in the year 1862 is 

 indissolubly united with that of 

 the Great International Exhibition. 



The position of the Garden, a charming and 

 attractive spot surrounded on three sides by 

 the Exhibition buildings, naturally suggested 

 the idea that some arrangement ought to be made 

 for securing its privileges to the Visitors to the Exhi- 

 lition, and at the same time directing into the coffers of 



