president : 
E. SANDERSON, Esq., 
Felix Villa, Harlesden Park, 
Willesien. 
Treasurer : 
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J^icc-Ipresident : 
R. BALLANTINE, Esq., 
Linton Lodge, Victoria Park Road, 
Hackney. 
J. STARLING, Esq., The Chestnuts, Gunnersbnry. 
Jjtonm'ari) Secretary,: 
Mr. WILLIAM HOLMES, Brampton Park Nurseries, I-Iackney. 
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dftamptou $tarft Nm-emes, 
Iftaclutci), 
■March 4th., (885. 
dear Sir, 
M have the ■pleasure of submitting to your notice hereivith a statement of 
Receipts and (Payments of the SVational (chrysanthemum Society , for the year ending 
,Vst ^December, (HSU. 
1 94s ivill be at once seen ) a considerable and gratifying success has attended the efforts of 
~-e during this period, more than sufficient to justify their action in having adopted 
the functions of a SVational Society. 
Silt hough much has been accomplished, yet very much more remains to be done in order to 
carry act the specific object for which this Society was instituted ’ viz. , to improve and develops 
the culture, and promote the popularity , of the Chrysanthemum, and. ivhile the (executive are 
fully prepared in accordance with their promise, when accepting office , “to use every effort to 
f urther the in terest of the Society !> in every possible way , they yet find in order to carry out, 
with anything like a full measure of success the worle of the SVational Society , it will be 
necessary that the list of subscribers must be considerably augmented. 
Confident that it is only necessary to make this want generally known, they have ventured 
to prepare and issue a Schedule of (Prizes for the next Exhibition, which will be. held on SVovember 
(fth and (2th, and having taken this responsibility for the ensuing season, <-/ am reguested, to 
invite your co= operation in the work. 
May c/ then have your permission to add your name to the list of subscribing Members of 
the Society. 
its 
c/ shall, at any time , be most glad to give any information in reference to the Society , or 
Management. 
J 
have the honour to remain, 
(fours faithfully , 
®Htlltam holmes, 
df oner ary Secretary . 
Subscriptions an due on the date of Exhibition. 
Schedules are Now Ready and may be had on application. 
