Cclxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



by side in the laboratory and in the gardens. The Council have decided 

 to proceed with this work as soon as the new Hall is paid for, and the 

 finances satisfactorily adjusted, but they do not feel justified in embarking 

 on it so long as the present liabilities remain undischarged. Donations to 

 either, or both, of these objects will be gratefully received, and the Council 

 appeal to all the Fellows to rally round them, and each and every one to do 

 his utmost to give the grand old Society a splendid start into the second 

 century of its work and usefulness. 



Every one who has a garden or who is interested in horticulture 

 should belong to the Society, and were the privileges of Fellows more 

 widely known, hundreds of new subscribers would probably give their 

 support. The Council appeal therefore to each individual Fellow to do 

 his utmost to clear off the balance due upon the Hall, to assist in provid- 

 ing the new scientific station at Wisley, and to make the work and 

 advantages of the Society known to all his horticultural friends who are 

 not Fellows already. Forms of Proposal and List of Privileges, perforated 

 for tearing out, will be found between pages cclviii and cclix. 



As each year goes on more and more public work is taken up by the 

 Society, more societies are affiliated, more awards are made, the shows 

 increase in size, are more largely attended, and more publications are 

 issued — all which, of course, means the need of more funds. 



THE NEW HALL AND OFFICES. 



The New Hall, which is to be called " The Royal Horticultural 

 Hall," measures 142 x 75 feet, which with the two Annexes opening into 

 it, each 47 x 24 feet, gives a total floor space of nearly 13,000 superficial 

 feet for the purposes of the Society's fortnightly and other shows. This, 

 compared with the 7,000 feet available at the present Drill Hall, shows 

 that the frequent disappointment experienced in the past, of exhibits not 

 being able to be staged for lack of room, will be almost, if not entirely, 

 removed. It must also be remembered that a large proportion of the 

 Drill Hall space is now taken up with entrance and lecture accommoda- 

 tion, both of which in Vincent Square are separately provided for. The 

 Hall itself is lighted by a roof entirely of glass, and the Annexes are 

 lighted both from it and by the large round-headed windows seen on 

 the ground floor of the front elevation. 



The main entrance for visitors is by the door in the centre facing 

 Vincent Square, and for plants the door is at the end of the Hall abutting 

 on Bell Street, but there are subsidiary entrances and exits, one out of 

 each Annexe and one on each side of the plant entrance. 



In addition to the main entrance in the centre and the two entrances 

 through the Annexes, there are in the front of the building two more 

 entrances, which can be used as emergency exits. One of the two 

 additional entrances leads to the stairs and lift up to the Library and 

 Offices, and the other to the Lecture Room. 



The Exhibition Hall and the entire building are heated by radiators, 

 and lighted by electricity for evening meetings. 



The Lecture Room occupies the whole of the east wing on the first 

 floor. It has a separate staircase and entrance for convenience of access 



