ii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



D. G. Gunnell, L. T. Hale, G. G. Hardaker, B. Harland, A. W. Hawkes, B. 

 Hedger, T. W. Herbert, C. S. Hunting, Miss B. Johnson, Miss P. Jones, F. P. 

 Lane, Mrs. H. Longhurst, E. M. Mackay, M. McNaughton, T. P. Martin, H. J. 

 Naish, R. S. Patterson, Mrs. G. Percy, H. Price, W. T. Raine, E. Robyns-Owen, 

 C. P. Russell, E. H. Sams, Mrs. F. M. Saunders, H. F. Smith, G. W. Stacey, 

 Mrs. A. E. Steeves, E. Stephenson, Mrs. A. B. Thicknesse, A. A. Tindall, Miss 

 Trevor, J. H. Turner, K. G. R. Vaizey, J. D. Watson, Mrs. R. Wingneld. 

 Fellows resident abroad (i). — H. A. Gordon. 



Associates (4).— Miss H. C. Fry, Miss K. Hatch, H. J. Mustchin, Miss M. 

 Watts. 



Societies affiliated (2). — Castor and Ailsworth Allotment Society, Brompton 

 Allotment Association. 



A lecture on " Pritzel's ' Index ' " was given by Dr. B. D. Jackson (see p. 14). 



ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 

 February ii, 1919. 

 Lt.-Col, Sir Albert K. Rollit, K.B., LL.D., V.M.H., in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (70). — Lady Agnew, Miss M. B. Amos, Miss R. Attenborough , 

 Mrs. W. Baird, L. F. Barton, A. W. Bickerton, R. Bleakley, G. H. Blount, R. 

 Bowler, A. J. Brice, C. R. Brittain, V. E. Broad, K. St. G. Cartwright, H. R. 

 Collins, S. G. Cuthbert, C. Dalby, R. Davies, Mrs. H. Drewitt, F. W. Durrant, 

 A. H. Dykes, J. E. Elliott, E. S. Enock, R. Fisher, B. T. Fletcher, H. W.' 

 Francis, Mrs. E. H. Graham, F. H. Hancock, E. C. Harvey, C. W. Harris, 

 Mrs. M. Hayes-Sadler, Miss H. Heale, Mrs. C. O. Henriques, F. A. Heron, R. 

 Hicks, G. R. Hill, H. J. Hindson, Lady Hughes-Hunter, Mrs. E. F. Jackson, 

 E. Jones, R. Johnston, Miss B. Josephy, A. J. Kidd, Mrs. E. Knapp-Fisher, 

 R. A. Knight, A. H. Laurence, C. G. Lockwood, F. A. Lowell, Mrs. J. I. 

 Lowles, J. Manrique, Mrs. F. M. Moy, Jesse Pye, Mrs. A. M. Robertson, J. N. 

 R. Rodger, Miss M. E. Roper, Lady Sebright, G. H. Short, L. E. Smith, J. 

 W. Spackman, Mrs. A. C. Stephens, Mrs. Sturges, Mrs. G. H. Thomas, Mrs. D. 

 C. Trier, T. Trollope, H. Wakeford, T. Walsh, H. C. Wilcox, J. B. W. Wilkinson, 

 Miss M. T. Wilhs, D. Wilson, G. Wilson. 



Fellows resident abroad (1). — Bashir Ahmad, India. 



Associates (9). — E. O. Barton, J. Coleman, Miss M. Jones, Miss M. Major, 

 Miss M. Marston, Miss M. A. Regensburg, Miss P. M. Ruck, M. Takagi, Miss M. 

 Youatt. 



Societies affiliated (12). — Adlington Horticultural Society, Bradford and 

 District Federation Allotment Association, Castleton and District Young Men's 

 Friendly Society, Cheriton and District Gardeners' Society, Creigiau and District 

 Horticultural Society, East Grinstead Allotment Association, Lidlington Food 

 Production Society, Lyne Club Flower, Fruit and Vegetable Society, Needham 

 Market Horticultural Society, Newbury and District Gardeners' Mutual Im- 

 provement Society, Potters Bar and Northam Cottage Horticultural Society, 

 Redmarley and District Horticultural Society. 



The Chairman, Lt.-Col. Sir Albert K. Rollit, after putting the proposals of 

 new Fellows to the vote, said that the number was satisfactory, but, having 

 regard to the great work the Society was doing, much of it of the very highest 

 national importance, especially in matters of reconstruction and trade essential 

 to horticultural development and progress, the recruitment of the Society's 

 membership had become a matter of the most vital and urgent necessity ; and 

 the Council trusted that every Fellow would lend them the most active assistance 

 by proposing as many Fellows as possible, and that without delay. In this the 

 Council claimed, and relied upon, the efforts of every Fellow and the collective 

 effort of the whole body of Fellows. Would they not pledge themselves, and 

 urge those absent, to join this Membership-Campaign on behalf of their great 

 Society ? 



Sir Albert proceeded : The Report is one of the best, if not the best, it 

 has ever been in the power of the Council to present, of which I have the 

 assurance of our most able Secretary, the Rev. Mr. Wilks, who is never guilty 

 of even a clerical error. (Laughter.) It has been said that Religion must be 

 divine for it has even survived the Theologians, and I may add that Mr. Wilks 

 has divinely survived all his hard work for the Society during so many years of 

 the hardest and best service. He is our St. George — and I had nearly added: when 

 critical, our (snap) -Dragon. (Laughter.) The Report records enthusiastic, per- 



