ii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



L. Matthey, R. H. Measures, James J. Morrish, F. R. Ohlson, 

 Purnell Purnell, Mrs. Rankin, Thos. Redington, Thos. Richards, 

 Mrs. A. Fly Smith, T. Spencer, Mrs. Fortescue Tynte, R. W. 

 Wallace, T. A.Young. 



Societies affiliated (3). — Clydach Cottage Garden Society ; 

 Laxfield and District Horticultural Society ; Martock Horticul- 

 tural Society. 



Messrs. J. Cheal and H. Turner were appointed Scrutineers 

 of the ballot. 



Dr. Hogg proposed, and Mr. W. Marshall seconded, a hearty 

 vote of thanks to the Members of the Council who were retiring 

 under the operation of the Bye-laws, viz. : Sydney Courtauld, Esq., 

 D. Morris Esq., M.A., C.M.G., &c, and Geo. Paul, Esq. 



To fill the vacancies thus caused on the Council the following 

 gentlemen were proposed for election, viz. : Sir Alexander J. 

 Arbuthnot, K.C.S.L, Sir John Edwards-Moss, Bart., and 

 Charles E. Shea, Esq. 



The following gentlemen were proposed for re-election as 

 officers, viz. : President — Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart.; Treasure?' — 

 Philip Crowley, Esq., F.L.S. ; Secretary— The Rev. W. Wilks, 

 M.A. ; Auditors — Messrs. Harry Turner, Henry Williams, and 

 A. H. Pearson. 



After a careful examination of the ballot papers, the Scruti- 

 neers reported the above-named gentlemen to be all duly elected. 



The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the Report, with 

 the Financial Statement and Balance-sheet, remarked that he 

 did so for the tenth time, and he could not but cast his mind 

 back during the past ten years in order to survey the position of 

 the Society. During the decade the Society had seen many 

 stormy days, but it had now emerged from the great financial 

 and legal difficulties in which it had once been placed. Since 

 1890 as many as 1,657 new Fellows had joined the Society, and 

 in the same period the annual revenue had increased by £1,000 

 in subscriptions alone. 



The Chairman then referred to the three principal Flower 

 Shows of 1893, remarking that while the Agricultural Hall Show 

 and the Chiswick Local Show did not quite fulfil expectations, 

 the Temple Show was an improvement on any of its five prede- 

 cessors. 



Mr. F. R. Parker, referring to the Lindley Library, remarked 

 that it would be a great boon to Fellows if they could purchase 



