IMPORTANT. — Please read. 



Vincent Square, 



Westminster, S.W. 



August 17th, 1915. 



To the Fellows of the Society — 



A year ago the President and Council of the 

 Royal Horticultural Society expressed to the Fellows 

 their opinion that in troublous time, such as we are at 

 present passing through, counsels of perfection cannot 

 always be carried into effect. At the same time it is 

 none the less the duty of those who are placed in a 

 responsible position, and who can exercise any influ- 

 ence in the country, to give the best advice in their 

 power, leaving it to the judgment of individuals to act 

 upon it as far as they are able and see fit. 



The letter further went on to say that it was 

 already evident that not only actual gardeners, but all 

 who in any way were dependent for a living upon horti- 

 culture, will be certain to suffer seriously from the 

 indirect effects of the War. 



It is known how loyally Fellows of the Society 

 responded to this appeal, and nurserymen and seedsmen 

 throughout the country have been deeply grateful for 

 the effort Fellows have made to maintain, as far as they 

 reasonably could, the upkeep of their gardens adjusted 

 to the times. 



There has recently appeared in the public Press 

 correspondence urging the entire cessation of all garden 



