REPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE YEAR 1918. 



XV 



in nominating Sir Frank Crisp, Baronet, a gentleman who has done so much 

 for Horticulture in general and especially in his wonderful collection of Alpine 

 and Rock Plants. 



The Lawrence Medal for 1918 the Council have awarded to Messrs. Sutton 

 & Sons for the excellent quality and great educational value of their frequent 

 and really wonderful exhibits of summer-sown vegetables. 



26. Numerical Position. — The following table shows the Society's position 

 with regard to numerical strength during the past year : — ♦ 



Loss by Death in 



Life Fellows 

 4 Guineas 

 2 „ 

 1 



Associate 



3 

 1 



55 

 o 



115 



191S. 



£ 



o 

 4 



115 



58 

 o 



^178 10 o 



Loss by Resignation, &c. 



4 Guineas 

 2 



1 » 



Associates 



o 



117 

 106 

 6 



Affiliated Societies 1 

 230 



Total Loss 345 



£ *■ d. 

 000 



245 14 o 

 in 6 o 

 3 3 0 

 220 



£362 5 o 



£54<> 15 o 



Fellows Elected in 



4 Guineas . 7 

 2 „ 4, 220 



1 • 7°3 



Associates . 16 

 Affiliated Societies 195 

 Commutations 5 

 sa £101 15s. od. 



igii 



£ 



29 

 462 

 738 



8 



214 



d. 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 

 o 



Loss. 



1146 



£*>A5* 3 o 

 540 15 o 



Net Increase in Income ^911 8 o 



Deaths and Resignations . 

 New Fellows 



Numerical Increase . 801 



Total on December 31, 1917 13,831 



Total on December 31, 1918 14,632 



27. — Committees, &c. — Even more than in any recent years are the thanks 

 of the Society due to the members of the Standing Committees and to the 

 Lecturers and Judges who have had to work in the darker, colder, and less 

 convenient quarters of the Drill Hall instead of in our own premises. The 

 Council are confident, however, that these unavoidable inconveniences have 

 been gladly borne in order that our own building might be used for the benefit 

 of our Australian kinsmen who have wrought so nobly in defence of the Empire 

 all through the War. 



Thanks are also due to all those who have done such good service on Specia 

 Committees, or as Examiners, Compilers of Extracts, Reviewers, and Writers 

 of Papers for the Journal, contributing thereby to the Society's nationa 

 usefulness, and helping to maintain its high standing among the practical and 

 scientific institutions of the world. 



The Council also wish to thank Captain Scott and the Staff of the London 

 Scottish for the invariable courtesy and consideration the Society has received 

 at their hands. 



Last, but not least, the Council desire cordially to acknowledge their 

 obligations to their own Staff, who have been working under exceptionally 

 difficult conditions ; and also to the Press for their invaluable assistance in 

 reporting, and calling attention to, the work of the Society. 



By Order of the Council, 



W. WILKS, 



Secretary. 



Royal Horticultural Society, 



Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W. 

 January 1, 1919. 



