REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



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Smith, M.P., who was appointed by the Council to sit in the place of 

 Baron Schroder ; there is also the vacancy caused by Lord Ilchester's 

 death to be filled. 



6. Victoria Medal of Honour. — During the past year five of the 

 oldest and most respected holders of the Victoria Medal of Honour in 

 Horticulture have passed away in the persons of Mr. William Paul, of 

 Waltham Cross ; Mr. Richard Dean, of Ealing ; the Rev. H. Honywood 

 D'Ombrain, of the National Rose Society ; Mr. F. W. Burbidge, of 

 Trinity College, Dublin ; and Mr. Henry Eckford, of Wem, to whom we 

 owe so many of the most beautiful sweet peas. 



7. Deceased Fellows. — Among the Fellows whose loss since 

 January 1, 1905, the Council have to regret are — Stephen Osborn, 

 Professor G. B. Howes, Sir Robert Jardine, James Epps, the Earl of 

 Morley, William Paul, V.M.H., Lord St. Helier, the Earl Stanhope, Sir 

 Hugh Low, Sir Mark W. Collet, Lieut.-Colonel W. G. Webb, Rev. 

 T. Marsh, Richard Dean, V.M.H., Dowager Lady Williams Wynn, Lord 

 Inverclyde, John Bidgood, Rev. H. H. D'Ombrain, V.M.H., Lady Cave, 

 Sir Clinton Dawkins, the Earl of Ilchester, Henry Eckford, V.M.H,, 

 F. W. Burbidge, V.M.H., Rev. C. MacMichael, Chas. Moore (N.S.W.), 

 David P. Laird, Henry Bingel, and the Rev. Dr. Bartrum. 



8. Annual Prog-ress.— The following table will show the Society's 

 progress in regard to numerical strength during the past year : — 



Fellows elected in 1905. 



£ s. d. 



Life Fellows . . 10 . .0 0 0 4 Guineas . . 12 . . 50 8 0 



4 Guineas . . 1 . .4 4 0 2 „ . . 540 . 1,134 0 0 



1 „ . . 695 . . 729 15 0 



Associates . . 29 . . 15 4 6 



Affiliated Societies 33 . . 34 13 0 

 Commutations 21 . | 



Loss BY Eesignation &g. I =^491 2s. OfZ. . J 



Death in 



1905. 











s. 



d. 



. 10 . 



. 0 



0 



0 



. 1 . 



. 4 



4 



0 



. 21 . 



. 44 



2 



0 



. 62 . 



. 65 



2 



0 



94 



£113 



8 



0 



£ s. d. \ 1,330 £1,964 0 6 



4 Guineas . . 1 . .4 4 0 Deduct Loss . . 686 14 0 



2 „ . . 64 

 1 „ . . 393 



Associates . . 12 

 Affiliated Societies 15 



134 8 0 

 412 13 0 

 6 6 0 



Net Increase in Income £1,277 6 6 



485 £573 6 0 



1 1 - n Fellows &c. . . . 1,330 



j Deduct Resignations and Deaths 579 

 Numerical Increase durin<'- the 



Total Loss 579 £686 14 0 ' year 1905 751 



The total number of Fellow^s, Members, Associates, and Affiliated Societies is now 9,111. 



9. JournaL — The Journal continues to maintain its position in the 

 esteem of the Fellows, and its high rank among the publications of the 

 Scientific Societies of Europe and America. Parts I., II., and III. of 

 Vol. xxix. were published in the spring, and Part IV. appeared at the 

 end of last year. The Report of the Conference of Fruit Growers, now 

 in the press, will form a separate volume, and the first part of Vol. xxxi. 

 will be issued in the summer. 



10. Editorship. — The rapid increase in late years of the general 

 work of the Society has rendered it impossible for the Secretary to 

 continue to act also as Editor of the Journal, and the Council have 



