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The President replied that the awards were made by the Ooimcil 

 on the recommendation of the respective committees, which were com- 

 posed of experts on the matters under their special surveillance. 



The following names of President, Vice-Presidents, Members of 

 Council, and Officers having been duly proposed and seconded, the list 

 circulated in accordance with Bye-Law 74, and no alternative names 

 having been proposed, were declared by the Chairman to be elected, 

 viz. : — 



As neiD Members of Council. — Baron Bruno Schr5der, Mr. W. A. 

 Bilney, J.P., Mr. Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S., V.M.H. 



As Vice-Presidents.— Duke of Bedford, K.G., F.E.S., the Rt. 

 Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, F.R.S., the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Ducie, 

 F.R.S., the Rt. Hon. Lord Rothschild, Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., 

 O.V.O., Sir John T. Dillwyn Llewelyn, Bart., V.M.H. 



As Officers.— Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., V.M.H. 

 (President), J. Gurney Fowler, Esq. (Treasurer), the Rev. W. Wilks, 1 

 M.A. (Secretary), Mr. Alfred C. Harper (Auditor). | 



The Victoria Medal of Honour was conferred on Lieut. -Colonel | 

 D. Prain, F.R.S., and Mr. Ernest H. "Wilson. ! 



Sir John Llewelyn proposed a vote of thanks to the President, 

 which was seconded by the ReV. G. H. Engleheart and carried 

 unanimously. i 



REPORT OF THE COUNCIL 



FOR THE YEAR 1911. 



1. The One Hundred and Eig-hth Year.— L>uring the past 

 twelve months the Society has experienced a further continuance of 

 the general progress which has characterized the last quarter of a 

 century. 



2. Wisley Gardens. — In common with most gardens having sandy 

 soils in the South of England, the Society's Garden at Wisley suffered 

 from the exceptionally hot and dry summer. The heavy rains of 

 October, November, and December have been most welcome. A large 

 Rock Garden, including a small Bog Garden and a miniature Moraine, 

 has been constructed by Messrs. Pulham. It covers what was 

 formerly a rough grass-grown hill above the Water Lily pools in the 

 south-west comer of the old garden, to which it will, when fully 

 planted, make a most attractive addition. The planting has been 

 begun, but is necessarily a somewhat lengthy proceeding, and the full 

 effect of the new work will hardly be apparent until the plants have 

 had some years' growth. It should be remembered that the garden is 

 not designed to afford the most artistic arrangement of stonework, so 

 much as a suitable home for rock and alpine plants. The Council 

 gratefully acknowledge the gifts of rock plants from Sir Frank Crisp 

 and Mr. E. A. Bowles, and of ferns from Mr. W. Marshall, V.M H. 

 A special Foreman, Mr. D. Sarsons, lately Rock Gardener at Wretham 



