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as being absolutely distinct from the Society, being, in fact, an entirely 

 separate and independent organization. The Council have, however, 

 welcomed the proposal that such an International Exhibition should be 

 held, and will render the Association every reasonable assistance in 

 its power. 



■ The Association, recognizing the importance of securing the great 

 weight of horticultural interest vested in the Society, approached the 

 Council with a view to establishing a suitable friendly working arrange- 

 ment between the two bodies, and — 



(a) The Eoyal Horticultural Society has agreed — 



1. To contribute £1000 towards the expense of promoting the 

 International Exhibition; and 



2. To guarantee a further sum of £4000 against the con- 

 tingency of there being an ultimate loss on the Exhibition. 



(b) The Directors of the International Exhibition Association have 

 agreed — 



1. To give to all Fellows of the Society certain special and 

 definite privileges over the General Public in regard to the 

 purchase of tickets for the Exhibition ; and 



2. To allow all such tickets purchased by Fellows of the Society 

 to be transferable. 



A statement of the reduction on the charge for admission to be made 

 to Fellows having been so recently issued in the last Jouenal, it need 

 not be repeated here. 



19. The use of F.R.H.S.— Cases of misuse of the letters F.E.H.S. 

 having recently been brought to the notice of the Council, a legal 

 opinion has been obtained with a; view to restricting their use in the 

 future. One Fellow, in particular, having neglected to pay his annual 

 subscription for a series of years, a special resolution of the Fellows 

 assembled in General Meeting on November 21 declared- his rights and 

 privileges as a Fellow forfeited under Bye-law 24, and he thereupon 

 ceased to be a Fellow, and consequently forfeited also his right to 

 append to his name the letters F.E.H.S. 



20. Presents. — Many gifts have been made to the Society during 

 the year. Baron Bruno Schroder's munificent gift to the Library has 

 already been mentioned, as have also the plants from Sir Frank Crisp, 

 Mr. Bowles, and Mr. Marshall; 220 books for the library have been 

 received under the bequest of the late Mr. Gumbleton ; 150 volumes 

 from the late Colonel Beddome's hbrary, presented by his widow; a 

 collection of dried specimens of British plants from Miss F. M. 

 Hudson ; a fine old steel engraving of Linnaeus from Mr. Christopher 

 J. Sandberg; an original autograph engraving of William McNab of 

 Edinburgh, from Mr. Chas. Eoss, V.M.H., and two Silver Cups, one 

 from Mr. A. L. Wigan as an annual prize for Eoses at the Summer 



