Civ PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
February llj 1879. 
ANNUAL MEETING. 
The Et. Hon. Lord Aberdare, President, in the Chair. 
The members of the Council present were Lord Alfred S. 
Churchill, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Major E. Trevor 
Clarke, Major Mason, Mr. William Haughton, Dr. Denny, Henry 
Webb, Esq. (Treasurer), and Dr. Hogg (Secretary). There was 
an unusually large attendance of Fellows, the Council-room 
being nearly filled. 
Mr. S. Jennings, the Assistant Secretary, read the minutes of 
the last general meeting, which, upon the proposition of the 
Chairman, were confirmed. The names of newly elected Fellows 
having heen read, the President then briefly alluded to the 
objects of the meeting, and stated that the first business was 
the appointment of scrutineers—Mr. John Lee and Mr. West. 
Mr. Shirley Hibberd stated that, as the proposer of Mr. W. 
B. Kellock as a member of the Council, he assumed he had the 
right of proposing a scrutineer either in the place of one of the 
two gentlemen named, or as an addition to them. 
Mr. Haughton submitted that they had no power to make an 
addition, and the appointment resting with the Chairman the 
business proceeded. 
The President then proposed that the report of the Council 
be taken as read, which was agreed to ; but on commencing to 
move its adoption he was reminded that it would be opportune 
to refer to the nomination of the gentlemen to the Council, two of 
whom he found were opposed. The Council’s nomination to fill 
the vacancies caused by the retirement of Messrs. W. Haughton, 
C. J. Freake, and Philip W. S. Miles, were A. Grote, F.L.S., 
Col. W. Makins, M.P., and E. A. Aspinall. In the place 
of the two latter gentlemen the names of Lord Skelmersdale 
and Mr. Kellock had been submitted. In reference to the 
former the Chairman observed that Lord Skelmersdale was not 
a member of the Society at the time of then* nomination ; but 
immediately it was known that his lordship intended joining 
the Society and was willing to take part in its management, 
Mr. Aspinall in the most handsome manner withdrew in his 
favour (cheers). In respect to Mr. Kellock that gentleman had 
had an experience of five years on the Council, and was a most 
valuable member of the Society—one who had always discharged 
