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J. Gurney Fowler, Dr. Day don Jackson, J. E. Loewe, Arthur Paul, 

 Harman Payne, Harry J. Veitch, and Eev. W. Wilks. The Com- 

 mittee meets fortnightly and recommends to the Council the acquisition 

 of desirable new or rare old books which may happen to be obtainable 

 at the moment, together with those suggested by any of the Fellows. 

 About 300 volumes have been purchased this year, amongst them being 

 Redoute's " Les Liliacees*'; Dr. M. 0. Cooke's "Original Notes 

 and Drawings of Parasites of Cultivated Plants Sibthorp's "Flora 

 Graeca"; Mas' " Pomologie ' ' ; " Pomologie de la France"; Mas' 

 " Le Verger"; Besler's " Hortus Eystettensis " ; Bury's " Hexan- 

 drian Plants"; Trew's " Plantae Selectae " ; Descourtilz's "Flore 

 des Antilles " ; Maund's " Botanic Garden " ; Andrews' " Heathery " ; 

 and many others. The amount expended on books has been between 

 £800 and £900. The whole Library is being rearranged, classified, 

 indexed, and catalogued under the supervision of Messrs. Wesley. 



The necessity of putting up additional book-cases having come to 

 the knowledge of Baron Bruno Schroder — nephew of the late Baron, 

 who so generously fitted up the Library at his own expense — Baron 

 Bruno offered to take upon himself the provision of the new oak cases, 

 m order that the whole of the furnishing of the Library might 

 continue to be identified with his family's name. The total cost 

 exceeded £100. The Council greatly appreciate this most kind 

 generosity. 



10. Plant Nomenclature. — ^The rules adopted by the Brussels 

 Horticultural Congress, held in April, 1910, on plant nomenclature, 

 have been published in the Jouenal of the Society, vol. xxxvii. pt. 1, 

 p. 140; and the Standing Committees have been requested to adopt 

 them in the Society's work. Fellows, and especially Exhibitors, are 

 asked to make themselves familiar with these rules for naming their 

 plants, and to act on their guidance, as by so doing they will materially 

 help to clear up that confusion and duplication of names which not 

 only cause so much difficulty in horticultural work, but is also pro- 

 ductive of not a little disappointment and soreness to buyers. 



11. Plant Collector. — ^The appointment of a Plant- Collector will 

 be considered by the Council at an early date. 



12. The Exhibition Hall and^Lecture-room.— The Hall has 



been redecorated in plain green and white colours. 



Inner casement windows have been fixed in the Lecture-room to 

 help to exclude the distracting street noises, and an- electric fan ventila- 

 tion system has been installed, the atmosphere of the room being 

 greatly improved thereby. 



13. Judgfing" Rules Revised.— The Society's Code of Eules for 

 Judging, with suggestions to schedule-makers, has been further revised, 

 and the new edition may be obtained from the Society's Office, 

 price Is. 6d. ' - 



