cclxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



and for letting purposes, and is being fitted with an electrical lantern 

 which will include all the most recent improvements. Anyone willing 

 to make a special donation could not do better than present the Society 

 with a good microscope suited to scientific work, and so supply a want 

 long felt by the Secretary and by the Scientific Committee. 



The three Committee rooms occupy the west wing of this floor and 

 will also be available for the meetings of other societies. 



Other Accommodation. — The east wing of the second floor will be 

 devoted to the administrative work of the Society. This will include the 

 Council room, Secretary's and clerks' offices, waiting room, &c. There are 

 cloak rooms and lavatories for both ladies and gentlemen in the basement, 

 quite separate from those for the use of the staff. The caretaker's rooms 

 are on the third floor, in the centre above the offices. 



Access. — Vincent Square lies just behind the Army and Navy Stores 

 in Victoria Street, Westminster, and is only five minutes' walk from the 

 present Drill Hall. It is exactly midway between Westminster Abbey 

 and Victoria Station and is most accessible from all parts of London. 

 The nearest railway stations are Victoria and St. James's Park. 



Letting. — The Council have already taken out the necessary licence, 

 and when not being used by the Society they are prepared to let the Hall, 

 the Council, Committee, and Lecture Rooms to other societies, for shows 

 and exhibitions, and for entertainments, bazaars, concerts, and the like. 

 Particulars of terms, dates, etc., and conditions of letting, can be had on 

 application to the Secretary. The Council particularly ask all Fellows 

 to make it as widely known as possible what spacious and convenient 

 premises they have for letting, as to that source of income they look to 

 maintain a material part of the annual expense of the upkeep of the 

 building. 



The Library. — The west wing of the second floor will be devoted to 

 the purpose of worthily housing the Library of the Society, with which is 

 included the incomparable collection of horticultural works known as the 

 " Lindley Library." The room will be lighted with three sets of lights on 

 either side and by transmitted light from the north side of the ceiling. 

 The book space available will be at least double what it now is in Victoria 

 Street, and the Council appeal to the Fellows to give copies of all books, 

 pamphlets, and articles on horticultural subjects which they may write at 

 any time and to send presents of other books, whether duplicates from 

 their own library or otherwise, so that the Society's Library may still 

 worthily rank at the head of such institutions in the future, as it has long 

 done in the past. 



Date of Moving. — The first of the fortnightly shows to be held in 

 the Royal Horticultural Hall is fixed to take place on Tuesday, July 2G, 

 and after that date all the Society's work will be conducted from Vincent 

 Square instead of Victoria Street. Fellows are therefore requested to 

 note the change in the address. The telegraphic address will still be 

 " Hortensia, London," and the telephone will be installed as scon as the 

 change of quarters actually takes place. 



