REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1903. xi 



we are indebted to the small body of scientific experts who so kindly 

 volunteer their services in making the "Notes on Research" and "Abs- 

 tracts," which form one of the Journal's most remarkable and useful 

 features. These gentlemen indeed deserve well of the whole horticultural 

 community, and the Council are glad to take this opportunity of recording 

 the grateful sense of the appreciation which they feel for their invaluable 

 services. The Council also desire to express their best thanks to all who 

 have so kindly delivered Lectures during the year. The Lectures them- 

 selves form a most valuable portion of the Journal. 



30. Obituary. — The Council have the sad duty of recording the death 

 of 96 Fellows during the year, and among them they regret to find the 

 names of the Eight Hon. R. W. Hanbury, Sir Joseph Pease, Bart., Sir 

 Colley H. Scotland, Mary Countess of Galloway, the Countess Spencer, 

 Louisa Lady Ashburton, Mrs. Willoughby Smith, Surgeon-Major Bedford, 

 Captain Alfred Torrens, Captain Cecil Drummond, L. Lindley Cowan 

 (Australia), L'Abbe Dupuy (France), Charles Naudin (France), Hermann 

 Wendland (Germany), John C. Lanyon, John D. Pawle, E. P. Youell, 

 A. F. Barron, V.M.H., James Smith, V.M.H., William Thompson, V.M.H., 

 William Fell, A. Pettigrew, William Beale, J. McKenzie, J. Peed, and 

 J. H. Fitt. 



31. Annual Progress.— The following table will show the Society's 

 progress in regard to numerical strength during the past year : — 



Loss 



by Death in 



1903. 







Fellows elected in 



1903. 







£ 



s. 



d. 





£ s. d. 



Life Fellows 



. 22 . 



. 0 



0 



0 



4 Guineas . . 11 . 



. 46 4 0 



4 Guineas 



. 1 . 



. 4 



4 



0 



2 „ . . 294 . 



. 617 8 0 



2 „ 



. 23 . 



. 48 



6 



0 



1 „ . 1,035 . 



1,086 15 0 



1 



. 50 . 



. 52 



10 



0 



Associates . . 37 . 



. 19 8 6 





96 



£105 



0 



0 



Affiliated Societies 24 . 



. 25 4 0 









Commutations 11 . \ 















= £183 15s. Od. .J 





Loss 



by Resignation &c. 







1412 



£1,794 19 6 







£ 



s. 



d. 



Deduct Loss . 



. 357 0 0 



4 Guineas 



. 3 . 



. 12 



12 



0 



Net Increase in Income 



£1,437 19 6 



2 „ 



. 24 . 



. 50 



8 



0 





1 „ 



. 180 . 



. 189 



0 



0 



New Fellows &c. 



. 1,412 





207 



£252 



0 



0 



Deduct Resignations and Deaths 303 



Total Loss 303 



£357 



0 



0 



Numerical Increase 



. 1,109 



The total number of Fellows, Members, Associates, and Affiliated Societies is now 7,337. 



32. Affiliation of Local Societies.— A scheme for the Affiliation of 

 Local Horticultural Societies was put forward a year or two since, and 

 159 Local Societies have availed themselves of it. In order to enhance 

 • the utility of the Society, the Council have caused a Special Card to be 

 prepared suitable for use by Affiliated Societies, for the purpose of granting 

 Certificates or Awards, or for Complimentary Cards of Thanks, Com- 

 mendation, &c. They have also caused a New Medal to be struck which 

 is to be used by Affiliated Societies only. Details regarding the prices of 

 the Medal and Cards will be found in the book of the Society's Arrange- 

 ments, 1904, or they can be obtained from the Society's Office, 117, 

 Victoria Street, S.W. The Council express the hope that Fellows will 

 actively promote the affiliation of Local Horticultural or Cottage Garden 

 Societies in their own immediate neighbourhood. 



