CXX PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



usefulness of the Society, by enlisting the sympathy of all their friends 

 and persuading them to join the ranks of the Society ? A list of the 

 privileges of Fellows will be found in the " Book of Arrangements " 1905, 

 and just a line addressed to the Secretary, R.H.S., Vincent Square, West- 

 minster, containing the name and address of the proposed new Fellow, 

 will suffice. Should it be preferred, the Secretary will, upon receipt of a 

 postcard or letter giving the name and address of any persons likely to 

 join the Society, write direct and invite them to allow their names to be 

 proposed for election. 



9. AN APPEAL. 



What has been accomplished for the Society since 1887 (see page 247) 

 is largely due to the unwearied assistance afforded by a small proportion 

 of the Fellows, but as all belong to the same Society, so it behoves each 

 one to do what he or she can to further its interests, especially in 



1. Increasing the number of Fellows ; 



2. Extinguishing the debt on the Hall, £10,000 ; 



3. Providing a properly equipped Horticultural Research Station at 

 the Wisley Garden. 



Plants are wanted at Wisley, and books are required to fill the gaps 

 in the Library. A suitable clock is required for the Council Room, and a 

 microscope for the use of the Scientific Committee. Thus there is plenty 

 for all to do according to their individual liking : personal effort, money, 

 plants, books, clock, and microscope are all alike needed. The Secretary, 

 therefore, asks those who read these lines to do their best to help in any 

 of the manners above indicated. 



10. THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN AT WISLEY. 



The Garden is open daily to Fellows and others showing Fellows' 

 Transferable Tickets, from 9 a.m. till sunset, except on Sundays, Good 

 Friday, and Christmas Day. Each Fellow's ticket admits three to the 

 Garden. The public are not admitted. There is much of interest to be 

 seen at Wisley throughout the year. The late Mr. G. F. Wilson's garden 

 included a wild wood-garden, a bank of flowering shrubs, a series of ponds 

 and pools, and a fine collection of Japanese Iris, Primulas, Lilies, Rhodo- 

 dendrons, &c. The Society has added, during 1904, a fine collection of 

 the best varieties of hardy fruit trees and bushes, kindly given by the 

 leading fruit-tree nurserymen. A very large sum of money has also been 

 spent in the erection of a capital series of glass-houses ; of a dwelling- 

 house for the Superintendent ; a cottage for the Fruit Foreman ; and in 

 establishing a complete system of water supply and drainage works, and 

 in road-making. 



The Gardens are situated about 2 miles from Ripley ; and about 3| 

 miles from Horsley and 5£ miles from Weybridge, both stations on the 

 Booth-Western Railway, with frequent trains from Waterloo and Clapham 

 Junction. Carriages to convey four persons can be obtained by writing 

 to Mr. White, fly proprietor, Ripley, Surrey ; the charge being, to and 



