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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
V [ January 19, 1893, 
Watering should be very carefully performed, for on no account must 
they be allowed to suffer from want of water. If allowed to become dry 
they have a tendency to ripen their wood, after which it is useless to 
expect satisfactory results. As soon as the roots are well round the 
sides of the pots the plants should be placed in 5-inch or G-inch pots, 
which size will be sufficiently large enough for ordinary purposes, but 
where extra large plants are required they should be again shifted on 
into 8-inch or 10-inch pots, according to the condition of the plants. 
Where specimen plants are required it is more generally recommended 
to insert the cuttings if possible in the autumn, and keep them growing 
on all through the winter, but it is generally a very difficult matter to 
secure suitable cuttings at that season. 
Fuchsias will succeed in almost any soil provided proper attention is 
bestowed upon them, but the best results are obtained by giving them 
a compost of good fibry loam not too finely broken two parts, leaf soil 
one part, well dried cow manure one part, and a good sprinkling of 
sand. Few plants are more attractive during the summer and autumn 
months whether for greenhouse or conservatory decoration or as speci¬ 
mens for the centre of vases in the flower garden. But I think by far 
the best effect is produced when plants are trained to the roof or 
pillars of the greenhouse. Where this method of cultivation is practised 
the plants will not require any stopping other than promptly removing 
all side shoots till they have attained the required height, when the 
point should be removed for the purpose of inducing a number of shoots 
to form the head ; then as they grow these must be lightly strung up 
to the wires to prevent them overhanging the plants on the staging 
beneath. When the pots are well filled with roots liquid farmyard 
manure may be applied every other watering to great advantage.— 
Gbo. Parkant, Ashby Lodge Gardens, Rugby. 
GARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 
The fifty-fourth annual general meeting of the members of the 
Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution was held at Simpson’s, 101, 
Strand, W.C,, on Tuesday, January 17th. H. J. Veitch, Esq., occupied 
the chair, and there was a fair attendance. Prior to the commencement 
of business affecting this meeting, however, the special resolution relative 
to the change and registration of the name of the Institution was con¬ 
firmed. After reading the minutes of the last annual general meeting, 
the Secretary proceeded to read the report of the Committee and the 
financial statement for the past year. 
left for it to do. They therefore earnestly hope that a larger measure 
of support may be forthcoming to enable them to meet these ever- 
increasing demands, which with the present income is an impossibility, 
and they trust that the friends and well-wishers of the Institution may, 
in face of the many distressing cases awaiting aid, be stirred to greater 
activity on its behalf. 
The Committee have also to report that, in accordance with advice 
received from its Honorary Solicitor, it was decided to revise and add to 
the existing rules of the Institution. A Sub-Committee was appointed 
to consider the matter, and, as a result of their labours, a special general 
meeting was held at which certain alterations and additions were 
adopted. The Committee believe that this will naturally add to the 
more efficient working of the Institution. 
The Committee cannot conclude without referring with regret to the 
losses the Institution has sustained by the death of many valuable 
supporters, amongst whom they would specially mention the late 
Robert Steyner Holford, Esq., a Vice-President, whose warm-hearted 
liberality they for so many years enjoyed. They would also express 
their deep sense of gratitude to those donors who have so generously 
contributed to its funds ; their thanks are also due to the promoters of 
the late International Horticultural Exhibition for the kind promise of 
a donation of £250, made through the Chairman of their Executive 
Committee. 
aARDENERS’ ROYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION. 
Balance-sheet for 1892. 
Dr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 
To Balance. 898 IB 11 
„ Annual subscriptions . 1397 13 G 
„ Donations . 695 3 0 
„ „ 330 13 9 
„ Thank offering for investment from Mr. and 
Mrs. Harry J. Veitch, to commemorate their 
silver wedding. 500 0 0 
„ Collecting cards .219 10 8 
- 1745 7 5 
„ Advertisements . 46 17 6 
„ Dividends on stock invested, £25,000 Two and 
Three-quarters per Cent. Consols .. .. 768 0 9 
„ Interest on deposits.. .. .. 9196 
„ Return on pension account. 2 10 0 
- 780 10 3 
- 3970 8 .8 
Invested— 
£25,000 Two and Three-quarters per Cent. Consols. 
£2664 19s. lOd. Indian Three per Cents. 
£497 10s. Midland Railway Three per Cent. Debentures. 
On deposit with bankers. 
Annual Report and Financial Statement. 
The Committee of the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution beg 
to present to the subscribers and supporters their fifty-fourth report. 
In so doing it is a matter of gratification to them to be able to inform 
the members that it is still found to be a source of great benefit to a 
large number of persons whose circumstances have compelled them to 
seek its assistance ; and that the good work which it has accomplished 
has been and is being heartily appreciated by a considerable portion of 
the benevolent public who are interested in those engaged in horti¬ 
cultural pursuits. 
The Committee made arrangements in the early part of the present 
year for celebrating their annual festival dinner, at which Sir Julian 
Goldsmid, Bart., had kindly consented to preside ; but they deeply 
regret to state that a family bereavement prevented him so doing. 
These circumstances, together with the then approaching general 
election, compelled the Committee to postpone the festival until the 
autumn, when they were fortunate enough to secure the kind services 
of Lord Brassey. Under the presidency of his Lordship the festival 
proved a highly successful one, and the Committee would express their 
gratitude to him for his eloquent and forcible appeal on behalf of the 
charity. They would also tender their sincere thanks to those gentle¬ 
men who rendered assistance as stewards, and also to all those who in 
any way contributed to the success of the anniversary. 
The Committee think it incumbent on them to place on record the 
munificent gift of £500 which they received in August last from their 
respected Treasurer and Mrs. Harry J, Veitch as a thank offering in 
commemoration of their silver wedding, and they take this opportunity 
of reminding the subscribers of the deep debt of gratitude which the 
Institution owes to its Treasurer for the substantial proof of the interest 
he takes in its welfare, and for the personal services which he is always 
willing to render it, and they trust that he may long be spared to 
continue his good work. 
In the course of the past year twelve pensioners have died, and the 
pension of another has been withheld in consequence of an infringement 
of the rules. Three of the deceased pensioners left widows, who applied 
for a continuance of the pension, and the Committee, after carefully con¬ 
sidering their cases and finding them satisfactory, acceded to their 
request and placed them on the funds in accordance with their rules. 
After careful deliberation the Committee have decided to place 
twelve additional pensioners on their books, two of whom are recom¬ 
mended for a pension without the trouble and expense of an election, 
they having fulfilled the conditions prescribed in rule 6. The remaining 
ten will be elected by the votes of the subscribers in the usual way. 
The Committee deeply regret that with thirty-eight applicants for 
pensions, only twelve of whom can be successful, there must necessarily 
be twenty-six unsuccessful ones who will be compelled with anxious 
hearts to await another election. The Committee point out that the 
existence of so large a number of applicants is itself a proof of the need 
of the Institution, and is an indication of the amount of good work still 
£i869 5 7 
Or. 
£ 
S. 
d. 
£ 
s. 
d, 
By Pensions and gratuities. 
„ Secretary's salary . 
187 
10 
0 
„ Rent of oflBces. 
75 
0 
0 
„ Office assistance .. .. 
26 
0 
0 
„ New iron safe. 
5 
5 
0 
„ Printing (including annual list of subscribers) 
158 
9 
6 
„ Stationery, part 1890-1891 . 
14 
3 
6 
„ ,, 1892 . 
22 
8 
3 
„ Expenses of annual meeting and election of 
pensioners. 
17 
19 
0 
„ Expenses of annual festival dinner 
196 
11 
9 
„ Less tickets sold . 
119 
13 
0 
76 18 
9 
„ Postage and expenses of appeal. 
24 
9 
3 
„ Expenses of revision of rules, including special 
general meeting. 
15 
1 
0 
„ Postage, travelling, and incidental expenses 
76 
3 
2 
£ s. 
2634 6 
d- 
8 
„ Investment of thank offering from Mr. and Mrs. 
Harry J. Veitch, including brokerage and 
stamp.. . 
„ Placed on deposit with bankers. 
„ Balance, viz.— 
With Treasurer at bankers. 
„ Secretary . 
699 7 4 
500 0 0 
100 0 0 
- 600 0 0 
918 8 4 
17 3 3 
- 935 11 7 
£4869 5 7 
Audited and found correct, January 14th, 1893, 
(Signed) 
JAMES WEBBER. 
JESSE WILLARD. 
A resolution to the effect that the report of the Committee and 
financial statement be adopted was carried unanimously. Dr. Masters 
proposed that Mr. H. J. Veitch be re-elected Treasurer of the Institution, 
which proposition met with general approbation. Mr. G. J. Ingram 
was also re-elected Secretary; and Messrs. T. Manning, Swift, and 
H. Williams as auditors for the ensuing year. The arbitrators elected 
were Messrs. J. Buck, W. Crane, R. Gold, H. Higgins, R. A. Jack. Many 
members of the Committee of the Institution were re-elected. Messrs. 
A. Veitch, T. Glen, and O. Thomas being also elected in the place of 
Messrs. A. F, Barron, C. Pilcher, and J. Fraser, who had resigned accord¬ 
ing to the rules. 
It was then proposed that J. Mitchell, aged seventy-seven, and 
Elizabeth Rogers, aged sixty-three, be, in accordance with the rules, 
voted on the pension list without election from December 25th, 1892. 
This proposition was seconded and carried unanimously. In con¬ 
sequence of two deaths among the pensions it was also pioppsed that, 
after the ten candidates were elected, the two next highest on the poll 
be elected, making, in addition to the two above mentioned, twelve 
pensioners. This motion was unanimously adopted. 
Messrs, H. Cutbush, G. Monro, J. Webber, H, Williams, and B. 
