XXXii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Society, and is specially interesting, not only for the large number 

 of new species described, but also for the valuable notes on struc- 

 ture and geographical distribution by which they were accompanied, 

 and the discrimination shown in the unravelling of the synonomy 

 of the older and less known species. 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 

 The Annual General Meeting of the Society was held on February 

 10th, the President, Lord Aberdare, in the chair. The following 

 members of the Council were present — Sir T. Lawrence, Bart., Col. 

 E. Trevor Clarke, Dr. Denny, Sir Charles W. Strickland, Bart., 

 Major F. Mason, Dr. Hogg (Secretary), and Henry Webb, Esq. 

 Treasurer). 



Mr. S. Jennings, the Assistant-Secretary, read a list of names of 

 ladies and gentlemen who were desirous of becoming Fellows of the 

 Society, and the Chairman moved that they be elected. The 

 minutes of the last General Meeting were then read and formally 

 confirmed. The election of Scrutineers having been proposed, Mr. 

 John Lee and Mr. West were duly appointed. 



The President next proposed that the Report of the Council 

 be taken as read, which was unanimously agreed to. He then 

 proceeded to make a few remarks upon the position of the Society. 

 He regretted that it was not in his power to lay before the 

 Fellows more definite information, ^but as litigation had been 

 commenced, the results of which were at present very uncertain, 

 he did not feel justified in saying much concerning the matter. 

 He reminded the meeting, however, that it was the duty of the 

 Society in the interest of the debenture holders to retain posses- 

 sion of the Garden as long as they could do so legally. Although 

 it was difficult to state anything with certainty in reference to a 

 Chancery suit, he believed it probable that a decision would be 

 obtained during the month, after which the future course of the 

 Society could be discussed to much better advantage. The past 

 year had been a most disastrous one for horticulturalists, and 

 although the Council had made unusual efforts to render the 

 shows and meetings as attractive and complete as possible, thus 

 increasing the expenditure, yet the receipts were lower than the 



