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fair that those who have contributed to produce such results should 

 be the first to profit by them ; and it is certain, that the more 

 generally any new importations are disseminated over the country, 

 the better chance there is of their becoming permanently esta- 

 blished in it. 



Influenced by these considerations, the Garden Committee, under 

 the instructions of the Council, have always desired to keep in view 

 the following principles in the regulation of distributions. 



That all seeds, roots, grafts or plants received from abroad in 

 sufficient quantities be immediately distributed. 



That all such objects received in small quantities be sown or 

 planted in the Society's garden, with a view to future distribution. 



That horticultural objects in general circulation among the 

 nurserymen, and not introduced by the Society, be cultivated as 

 little as possible for distribution. 



That with the exception of objects specially sent for distribution 

 at the meetings, or cuttings or seeds of which there is an abundant 

 supply, and which require to be given at a specific time, no articles 

 be delivered excepting to Fellows who have applied for them. 



These applications are made in writing addressed to the Secretary, 

 or personally at the garden, either generally for such seeds as are 

 received or raised in sufficient quantities to be included in the 

 general distributions during the spring, or specially for particular 

 classes or individual objects, and where there is not a sufficient sup- 

 ply to meet all the applications, they are invariably attended to in 

 the order in which they are received. 



The Garden Committee have also deemed it incumbent on them 

 to be as liberal as circumstances would allow in their distributions 

 to foreign as well as home Correspondents, in exchanges, and in 

 the supply of articles applied for by Her Majesty's Colonial 

 Government. 



The articles distributed since May 1830 have been chiefly : 

 Articles imported, viz :— Californian roots and seeds, received 



