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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Arbuthnot, John Arrowsmith, George Bacon, W. Bateson, F.R.S., 
F. A. Billings, Robert W. Bourne, H. H. Boyle, F. W. Briscoe, 
F. W. Butterfield, Mrs. G. Buxton, H. M. Carre, Theodore Carter, 
Mrs. Mortimer Collier, Hawtrey Collins Splatt, Charles Cresser, 
Frank Crisp, J.P., F. J. Cullen, W. J. Cunliffe, Mrs. C. Montague 
Dean, Mrs. Alfred Deedes, Mrs. Claude Erskine, Miss Evans- 
Freke, Mrs. Alexander Ewing, Thomas Forbes, Lady Margaret 
Gore, George Grossmith, Mrs. J. P. Hartree, A. T. Hawkins, 
W. Heath, J. E. Hill, Percy D. Jones, William H. Joy, Miss 
Helen Kaye, P. 0. Knowles, Archibald Mackellar, James Martin, 
Mrs. McCalmont, LawrenceMcGreale, Lady Cecil Scott Montague, 
Mrs. Lothian Nicholson, Earl of Onslow, G.C.M.G., W. T. Pennal, 
Mrs. Wilton Phipps, S. H. Poole (South Africa), Frank Rand, 
Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Royds, Robert Slowe, John Smith, Mrs. 
Soltan-Symons, Miss K. M. Spong, W. S. Staff, Edward Stone, 
Dr. Thorne, William H. Walters, Mark Warner, John H. Wilson, 
John Wolton, E. Wood-Calvert, Mrs. Dallas Yorke. 
Societies Affiliated (5).—Borough of Hanley Horticultural 
Society; Ladywell, Lewisham, and District Cottagers’ Horti¬ 
cultural Society; Ludlow Chrysanthemum and Fruit Society; 
Mumbles Horticultural and Fanciers’ Society; Witham Flower 
Show Society. 
Messrs. Harry Turner, Y.M.H., and Mr. George Bunyard, 
Y.M.H., w^ere appointed scrutineers of the ballot. 
Mr. Henry J. Peason proposed, and Mr. Geo. Gordon, Y.M.H., 
seconded, a vote of thanks to the retiring members of Council, 
Messrs. Norman Cookson, J. T. Gabriel, and James Douglas, 
both speakers emphasising the great and ungrudging service 
rendered to the Society for many years by Mr. Douglas. 
This proposal was carried wdth acclamation. 
To fill the vacancies thus caused, the following gentlemen 
w r ere proposed, viz.: Sir Frederick Wigan, Bart., Mr. J. Gurney 
Fowler, and Mr. James Hudson, Y.M.H. 
Upon the report of the Scrutineers, the President declared 
these gentlemen duly elected Members of Council. 
The President, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., moved the 
adoption of the Report for the past year, drawing attention to the 
addition which had recently been made to the privileges of Fellows 
by securing the services of the eminent Chemist, Dr. Augustus 
Yoelcker, as Consulting Chemist to the Society, so that Fellows 
