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Baron Schroder briefly seconded the adoption of the Eeport. 



Professor Foster, in moving a vote of thanks to the Chair- 

 man, congratulated the Council upon the good work that had 

 been done. He could not speak too highly of the Society's 

 Journal, which he felt sure was looked forward to and appreciated 

 by Fellows of the Society who lived far away in the country, and 

 were not always able to be present to hear what was said at the 

 meetings. 



The Eeport for the year 1891, as printed below, was then 

 unanimously adopted. 



Eeport of the Council for the Year 1891-92. 



The year 1891 has again been one of steady work and progress 

 for our Society. 



Four Conferences have been held at Chiswick, viz. : on Hardy 

 Summer Perennials ; on Strawberries, Easpberries, Currants, and 

 other small Fruits ; on Perennial Sunflowers and Michaelmas 

 Daisies; and on Conifers. The attendance of Fellows and others 

 at these Conferences, as also at the Fortnightly Lectures in 

 the Drill Hall, has been decidedly more encouraging than in 

 previous years. Fellows would greatly assist the Council by 

 making these Meetings and Lectures better known among the 

 general public. 



Seventeen Fruit and Floral Meetings have been held in the 

 Drill Hall, besides those held at Chiswick, and Lectures have 

 been delivered at fifteen of them. The number of awards has 

 been as follows : On the recommendation of the Floral Com- 

 mittee, 33 First Class Certificates against 40 in 1890, 183 

 Awards of Merit against 117, 4 Commendations against 2 last 

 year, and 8 Botanical Certificates. On the recommendation of 

 the Orchid Committee, 34 First Class Certificates against 56 last 

 year, 38 Awards of Merit against 47, 10 Botanical Certificates 

 against 9. On the recommendation of the Fruit and Vegetable 

 Committee, 6 First Class Certificates against 6, and 7 Awards of 

 Merit against 7 last year ; Commendations 1. 



The Society's great Show, held (by the renewed kindness of 

 the Treasurer and Benchers) in the Inner Temple Gardens, and 

 opened by Her Eoyal Highness the Princess Christian, was as 

 great a success as ever, alike in the number of visitors, the 

 quantity and quality of the exhibits, the propitiousness of the 



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