THE LINDLEY LIBRARY. 



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donations from Her Majesty the Queen and others, as well as by- 

 purchases made both by the Trustees and by the Society. 



Various memorial portraits of eminent horticulturists have 

 also been entrusted to the Trustees for safe keeping, and now 

 hang on the walls of the Council Room of the Society. 



In response to the appeal for funds made at the Annual 

 Meeting of the Society, the Trustees have, up to the present 

 time, received about £90, a sum sufficient to encourage them to 

 proceed with the preparation of the catalogue manuscript, 

 but which must be very largely augmented before printing is 

 commenced. 



The Trustees feel great satisfaction that contributions have 

 been entrusted to them not only by individuals, but also by 

 Corporations like the Bentham Trust, as showing the opinions 

 as to the necessity of the work entertained by those most 

 competent to judge. 



It will be remembered that although the Library is the 

 property of the Trustees, it cannot be alienated from the Royal 

 Horticultural Society so long as the Society has its headquarters 

 in, or in the immediate vicinity of, the Metropolis, and that the 

 Treasurer and the Secretary of the Society for the time being 

 are ex-officio Trustees. 



Under these circumstances the Trustees and the Council 

 confidently ask the assistance of the Fellows and of the general 

 public. 



Donations of money, and also of horticultural and botanical 

 books, are earnestly solicited, and may be sent to the Assistant 

 Secretary and Librarian, Mr. John Weathers, R.H.S., 117 

 Victoria Street, S.W. 



DONATIONS TO THE LINDLEY LIBRARV. 



The Royal Horticultural Society 

 The Veitch Memorial Trustees 

 Baron Schroder 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 

 Lord Justice Lindley 

 The Bentham Trustees 

 Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.L, C.B., F.R.S. 



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