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33. Notice of Shows. — At the request of some of the Fellows the 



Council have arranged to send (in the week preceding it) a reminder of 

 every Show to any Fellow who will send to the R.H.S. Office, 117, Victoria 

 Street, Westminster, 24 Post Cards, fully addressed to himself, or to 

 whomsoever he wishes the reminder sent. 



34. Deputations. — In January 1903 the Council received an invita- 

 tion to send a Deputation to the Cardiff and district local Horticultural 

 Society's Show held on July 22, which they accepted. The Earl of 

 Ilchester, Mr. F. G. Lloyd, J.P., Mr. James H. Veitch, Mr. A. L. Wigan, 

 Mr. Wright, and the Secretary were appointed for the purpose. The 

 Council wish to express the pleasure with which they received the very 

 satisfactory report of the Deputation and also to thank the Cardiff Society 

 for the great kindness and courtesy shown them. 



35. A Deputation was also sent to the Great Quinquennial Show at 

 Ghent, consisting of the Rt. Hon. the Lord Redesdale, Mr. F. G. Lloyd, 

 J.P., Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H., and Mr. Charles Pearson. Nothing 

 could exceed the heartiness of the welcome and the abundant hospitality 

 extended to the Deputation by our Belgian friends. 



36. The Council have been asked to nominate a representative to serve 

 on the Board of Directors of Lady Warwick's Hostel, and they have had 

 great pleasure in nominating Dr. Burtt, of the Botanical Laboratory, 

 Holgate, York, for this purpose. 



37. Prize Essay. — In the hope of encouraging and promoting better 

 cultivation in Cottage and Allotment Gardens, the Council have offered a 

 Prize of £10 for an Essay on the subject, which they propose to publish 

 in an inexpensive form as a pamphlet. 



38. Meteorology. — Special thanks are due to Mr. Edward Mawley, 

 Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society, both for his annual kindness 

 in drawing up the Meteorological Report for the Jouknal and also for so 

 kindly superintending the removal of the instruments from Chiswick and 

 their re-erection at Wisley. 



39. Scottish Arboriculture. — The Council have received a courteous 

 invitation to send a representative of the Society to the Jubilee of the 

 Royal Scottish Arboricultural Society, which takes place on February 16, 

 and they consider themselves fortunate in having obtained the consent of 

 Mr. A. D. Webster, F.R.H.S., to represent them on this happy occasion. 



40. Veitchian Cup. — In celebration of another Jubilee, viz. that of 

 the establishment in London of the old West-country firm of Messrs. 

 Veitch, Messrs. James Veitch & Sons have presented to the Society five 

 Silver-gilt Cups, each exceeding Fifty-five Guineas in value. One of 

 these magnificent Cups, which have been specially made after an antique 

 pattern, will be awarded to the best individual exhibit, be it a single plant, 

 or group, or specimen of culture, shown at the Temple Show, 1904. 



41. The Programme for the ensuing year will be found in the Arrange- 

 ments for the year 1904, lately issued to all Fellows. 



42. Subjoined is the usual Revenue and Expenditure Account, with 

 the Balance Sheet for the year ending December 31, 1903. 



