JOURNAL 



OF THE 



Royal Horticultural Society. 



Vol. XXIX. 1904. 

 Pakt III. 



CENTENARY OF THE SOCIETY. 



Ox March 7, 1804, a few gentlemen met together at the suggestion of 

 Mr. John Wedgwood, of Pottery fame, at Mr. Hatchard's, the publisher, 

 in Piccadilly, and established what was then, and for some years after, 



Fig. 33. —Corporate Seal of the Society. 



known as the Horticultural Society of London. The object of the 

 Society was the advancement of Horticulture both in its scientific and 

 practical aspects. 



Among the first adherents were Sir Joseph Banks, President of the 

 Royal Society (whose portrait, painted by Phillips in 1820, now hangs in 



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