ii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The following elections took place : — 



Fellows (47). — George Abbey, Jim., Miss E. Argles, James 

 Barnsbaw, F. C. Bause, Mrs. T. Berry, B. G. Berry, James S. 

 Bird, Miss Bolton, F. W. Capp, Walter Child, W. A. Clark, 

 D. B. Crane, James Crispin, Jim., Geo. Cuthbert, Dowager Lady 

 Davis, Herbert Druce, Adam Duncan, Rev. J. C. B. Fletcher, 

 M.A., James Scott Gordon, William Gunner, J. Hodges, Capt. 

 Charles Hooper, D. Ingamells, Frederick N. Ingamells (Australia),, 

 Robt. Lebaudy, Lancelot Linley-Cowan (Australia), Mrs. Charles 

 Lucena, W. F. Manning, H. Joseph Parks, E. Poole, E. W. 

 Potter, Wm. Salcombe, John Robert Saw, A. W. Shelliker, 

 H. J. Sheppard, Mrs. H. F. Sich, Basil Woodd Smith, G. H. 

 Smith, H. Frank Tagg, Mrs. Lydia Turner, Francis Wm. Vallis, 

 George Walker, A. Warburton, Percy Waterer, Mrs. E. Watson , 

 A. Wells-Ingram, Godfrey Woodstock. 



Society affiliated (1). — Bedfordshire Horticultural Improve- 

 ment Association. 



Before beginning the formal business of the meeting, the 

 President said he believed it would be in accordance with the 

 feelings of the entire community, and certainly of the Fellows of 

 the Royal Horticultural Society (having regard to the fact that 

 Her Most Gracious Majesty was Patron), that they should offer 

 to the Queen, with the utmost respect, an address of sympathy 

 at the grievous loss which had befallen her in the death of Prince 

 Henry of Battenberg. The meeting signified unanimous consent. 



Messrs. Arthur W. Sutton and W. Goldring were appointed 

 scrutineers of the ballot. 



A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the retiring members 

 of Council, viz.: — Sir John Edwards Moss, Bart., Mr. Owen 

 Thomas, and Mr. Henry Williams. 



To fill the vacancies thus caused, the following gentlemen 

 were proposed, viz. : - The Rev. G. H. Engleheart, M.A., Thomas 

 Gabriel, Esq., and R. McLachlan, Esq., F.R.S. 



The President, in moving the adoption of the report of the 

 Council and balance-sheet, which had been sent to every Fellow 

 of the Society in January, said he only intended touching briefly 

 on a few points. The Council had circulated a new " Code of 

 Judging Rules," which it was considered would be of assistance 

 to judges and exhibitors at horticultural shows. The " Code 



