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on his notepaper, or in notices, circulars, or advertisements, or other- 

 wise in connexion with his business as a manufacturer of horticultural 

 sundries, the letters " F.R.H.S." in such a way as to represent or lead 

 the public to believe that he is a Fellow of the Society ; and he was 

 condemned in the costs of the action. 



If his offence should be again repeated he would render himself 

 liable to be imprisoned for " Contempt of Court." 



The Council are determined to take a like course in all similar cases 

 which may be brought to their notice, as they regard the false repre- 

 sentation of oneself to be what one is not, for the purpose of deceiving 

 the unwary, highly fraudulent. 



24. Obituary.- -It is with regret that the Council have to record 

 the death of the following Fellows : — The Earl of Clarendon ; Lord 

 Ventry ; Viscount Cross, G.C.B. ; The Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain — 

 one of our Vice-Presidents ; The Master of Kinloss ; Sir John Ramsden, 

 Bt. ; Dr. M. C. Cooke, V.M.H. ; W. Iggulden, Esq. ; C. P. Little, 

 Esq. ; J. Gould Veitch, Esq. ; Messrs. Henry Cannell, V.M.H. ; 

 George Cuthbert ; George Dickson, V.M.H. ; George Gordon, V.M.H. ; 

 and Mrs. T. B. Haywood. 



25. Annual Progress.— The following table shows the Society's 

 progress in regard to numerical strength during the past year : 



Fellows Elected in 1914. 



£ d. 



4 Guineas . . 5 . 21 o o 



2 „ . . 631 . 1,325 2 o 



1 Guinea . . 620 . 651 o o 



Associates . 48 . 25 4 o 



Affiliated Societies 20 . 21 o o 

 Commutations . 17) 

 = £355 85. 6d. I 



1,341 ^2,043 6 o 

 Deduct Loss . 1,566 12 o 



Net Increase in Income ^476 14 o 



New Fellows &c. . . 1,341 

 Deaths and Resignations . 1,084 



Numerical Increase . 257 

 Total on December 31, 1 91 3 14,147 



Total on December 3 1 , 1 9 1 4 1 4 , 404 



26. Committees &c. — The Societ}' owes a constantly recurring 

 debt to the Members of the Standing and Special Committees, Chair- 

 men, Judges, Writers of Papers for the J ournal, Compilers of Abstracts, 

 Reviewers, Lecturers, and the several Examiners, who, during the past 

 twelve months, have done so much to contribute to the Society's 



.Loss by Death in 1914. 



Life Fellows 

 4 Guineas . 

 2 



1 Guinea 



8 

 5 

 75 

 60 



148 



£ s. d. 

 000 



21 o o 

 157 10 o 

 63 o o 



£241 10 o 



Loss by Resignation, &c. 



4 Guineas 

 2 „ 

 1 Guinea 

 Associates 



2 . 



. 340 . 



• 54° • 



40 . 



Affiliated Societies 14 . 



£ s. d. 



880 

 714 o o 

 567 o o 



21 O O 



14 14 O 



936 ^1,325 2 O 



Total Loss 1,084 ^ I >566 12 o 



