lxxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
5. AN APPEAL. 
What has been accomplished for the Society since 1887 is largely 
due to the unwearied assistance afforded by the Fellows themselves 
and as all belong to the same Society, so it behoves each one to 
do what he or she can to further its interests, especially by : — 
1. Increasing the Number of Fellows. 
2. Providing Lectures with Lantern Slides. 
3. Presenting Books for the Library at Vincent Square and at 
Wisley. 
4. Sending new or rare Plants and Seeds for the Garden and 
surplus Roots for distribution to the Fellows.* 
6. R.H.S. GARDENERS' DIARY. 
Please note : — The Show and Meeting entered in the 1916 
Diary for December 19 has been withdrawn. 
The R.H.S. Gardeners' Diary for 1917 will be the best Diary 
the Society has yet published. It is compiled more especially for 
the single-handed gardener, and contains, among other items of 
useful information, calendars for fruit and vegetable growing. 
Fellows may obtain it post free, is. zld., from the R.H.S. Office, 
Vincent Square, London, S.W. ; or 2s. 2\d. if leather -bound. Ready 
in November. 
7. THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS AT WISLEY. 
Fellows who are not aware of the wonderful beauty of the Gardens, 
particularly at certain times of the year, may find the following 
calendar useful. Differences of season make it impossible to give 
more precise indications, but any Fellow who wishes to see any of the 
undermentioned plants at their best should send an enquiry to the 
Director accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope. 
January. — Early Narcissus, Galanthus, Leucojums, Crocus, Ericas, 
Hamamelis, Forsythias, Orchids, &c. 
February. — Early Narcissus, Crocus, Ericas, Early Saxifrages, 
Daphnes, Helleborus, Orchids, &c. 
March. — Early Narcissus, Crocus, Ericas, Early Rhododendrons, 
Alpines outside and under glass, Orchids. 
April. — Primulas inside and outside, Narcissus, flowering trees 
and shrubs, Alpines outside and under glass, Orchids. 
* The attention of Fellows is specially called to the Wisley Gardens Endow- 
ment Trust Fund, the object of which is to make the Gardens self-supporting 
for ever, so that the important work to which they are devoted may go on uninter- 
rupted by any fluctuation in the Society's finances. To do this £100,000 is 
required. In 191 4 the Council voted £25,000 towards it as a nucleus. Will not 
Fellows help to make up this sum ? 
