REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. 



from Mrs. Edward Saunders; Orchids from Baron Bruno Schroder 

 and Messrs. Sander; a. further large assortment of Mr. E. H. Wilson's 

 introductions from China sent by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs and Messrs. 

 Jas. Veitch; a collection of Ehododendrons from Mr. John Waterer; 

 a set of all the reports and papers published since 1843, recording 

 Eothamsted investigations, presented by the Board of Agriculture with 

 the sanction of His Majesty's Treasury; gifts of lantern slides from 

 Mr. Jas. Hudson, Y.M.H., and Captain A. Dorrien-Smith, D.S.O. 



29. Annual Prog'ress.— 



Society's progress in regard 

 year : 



The following table will show 

 to numerical strength during the 



Hon. Fellows 

 Life „ . 

 4 Guineas . 

 2 



1 Guinea 



Loss BY Death in 1910, 



£ 



. 0 

 . 0 



. 12 

 . 105 



7 . 

 13 . 

 3 . 

 50 . 

 71 . 



144 



. 74 



£192 



Loss BY Resignation, &c. 



£ 



4 Guineas . . 2 . .8 

 2 „ . . 122 . . 256 

 1 Guinea . , 197 . . 206 

 Associates . . 15 . .7 

 Affiliated Societies 15 . .15 



s. d. 



0 0 



0 0 



12 0 



0 0 



11 0 



3 0 



s. d. 



8 0 



4 0 



17 0 



17 6 



15 0 



Fellows Elected in 



Hon. Fellows 

 4 Guineas . 

 2 



1 Guinea 

 Associates . 

 Affiliated Societies 

 Commutations 



£372 4s. 6c 



3 

 5 



705 

 711 

 37 

 24 

 18 



:} 



1910. 



£ 



. 0 



. 21 

 1,480 

 . 746 

 . 19 

 . 25 



the 

 past 



s. d. 



0 0 



0 0 



10 0 



11 0 

 8 6 

 4 0 



1,503 

 Deduct Loss 



£2,292 

 687 



13 6 

 4 6 



Net Inckease in Income £1,605 9 0 



351 



Total Loss 495 



£495 

 £687 



6 



New Fellows, &c. . . . 1,503 



Deaths and Resignations . . 495 



NuMEBiCAL Inckease . . . 1,008 



Total on December 31, 1909 . 11,035 



Total on December 31, 1910 . 12,043 



30. Finance. — It will be noticed that the accounts are this year 

 presented in a somewhat different form. The Trust Eunds are now 

 becoming so numerous that the Council consider the time has arrived 

 when each of them should be recorded separately and show (1) the 

 manner in which the funds are invested, (2) the income received during 

 the year, and (3) the disposal of the same. 



31. Examinations. — The Society's examinations were held for 

 Public Parks Gardeners, School Teachers, and in General Gardening, 

 the number of Candidates being considerably in excess of former years. 



32. Committees, &e. — The Society owes a constantly recurring 

 debt to the Members of the Committees, Judges, Writers of Papers for 

 the Journal, Compilers of Extracts, Eeviewers, Lecturers, and the 

 several Examiners, who during the past twelve months have done so 

 much to contribute to the Society's usefulness, and to help maintain 

 its high standing among the practical and scientific institutions of the 

 world. 



In consequence of the great increase in the work of the Floral Com- 

 mittee, it has been found necessary to appoint a second Chairman, so 



