GENERAL MEETINGS. 



XV 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 April 23, 1901. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., V.M.H. (President of the Society), in the 



Chair. 



The Secretary read the notice calling the meeting. 



The following notice has already appeared in the Times of April 12, 

 and in the Gardeners'' Chronicle of April 13, in conformity with the 

 Society's Bye-laws, Nos. 32 and 34 : — 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.— Notice is hereby 

 given that a General Meeting of the Fellows of the Society will be 

 held at the Drill Hall of the London Scottish Volunteers, Bucking- 

 ham Gate, Westminster, on Tuesday, April 23, at 3 p.m., to 

 consider, and if approved to adopt, the proposal of the Council to 

 purchase on behalf of the Society for the purpose of its new 

 Gardens forty-eight acres of land in the County of Kent, forming 

 part of RabbitsiiFarm, and adjoining the Little Boys' Home at 

 South Darenth. 



By order of Council, 



W. WILKS, Secretary, 

 The Minutes of April 9 were read and signed. 



Fellows elected (50). — The Duchess of Abercorn, Lord Alverstone^ 

 C. Spearman Armstrong, John Atherton, Mrs. Barnett, Charles E. de 

 Bertodano, Miss Mary de Bertodano, Arthur J. Brown, Mrs. Spencer C. 

 Charrington, .1. Coppin, George Cursons, Edmund W. Davis, John Harri- 

 son Dick, Henry Druery, -Mrs. Broughton Dugdale, Miss Gasquet, John 

 Harris, Mrs. Thomas Holton, Alfred James, Mrs. Johnston, Edward 

 Thomas Lightfoot, E. B. Lindsell, Mrs. Lloyd, George Mackinlay, 

 Augustus Meyers, Mile, de Montgeon, Mark Moody, Claude H. Paine,. 

 Ernest Pearman, Amos Perry, jun., Mrs. Radford, Frank P. Richardson, 

 Bishop of Richmond, Mrs. Sandford, S. Schultz, W. T. Sich, Sidney 

 Simpson, Alfred H. Sly, Mrs. Willoughby Smith, Right Hon. Arthur H. 

 Smith-Barry, Lady Henry Tate, Lady Helen Vincent, C. Wakely, 

 Walter J. Walter, Walter G. Watson, Mrs. E. Weston, Ernest C. White, 

 Mrs. G. W. Willock,Mohn Winter, Mrs. John Winter, H. Young. 



Associates (2). — W.' Daniels, W. H. Gostling. 



The President, having explained the object of the meeting, called upon 

 Mr. H. J. Veitch, F.L.S., who moved the following Resolution : — 



" That the Council be empowered to purchase, on behalf of the 

 Society, for the purpose of its new Gardens, forty-eight acres of 

 land in the County of Kent, forming part of Rabbits Farm, and 

 adjoining the Little Boys' Home at South Darenth." 



This havmg been seconded by Mr. Charles E. Shea, F.R.H.S., Mr. 

 Arthur Sutton, V.M.H. , moved the following amendment : — 



" While thanking the Council for the trouble they have taken in 

 seeking a site for a new Garden, this meeting is of opinion that the 

 proposed site is not the best means of celebrating the forthcoming 

 centenary of the Society." 



