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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
[ December 16, 1887. 
vantages of early over late pruning, and the advice given was safe. W e 
have pruned Vines frequently before all the leaves had fallen, in the 
case of Vines for early forcing, but some cultivators think, and our ex¬ 
perience points in that direction, that the plan is advantageous to the 
buds that are to remain and furnish the crop on later Vines.”] 
NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY. 
December 8th. 
The annual general meeting of the National Rose Society was held, 
by permission of the Horticultural Club, in their rooms at the Covent 
Garden Hotel, Henrietta Street, on Thursday, the 8th inst. There was 
a good attendance of members, thirty-four being present, including the 
Vice-President, the Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen, and the Hon. Secs., 
the Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain and Edward Mawley, Esq. The following 
were the names of the attendants at the general meeting, though several 
ether representatives of affiliated societies were present at a subsequent 
meeting to consider the dates of provincial shows, ffm. J. Jefferies, 
Cirencester : Rev. A. Cheales, Reigate ; Jno. Bateman, Highgate ; Rev. 
A. Foster-Melliar, Ipswich ; George Paul, Cheshunt ; Rev. Joseph H. 
Pemberton, Romford ; W. F. Cooling, Bath; Rev. T. N. Flintoff, 
Worcester ; R. Bloxam, Eltham ; Rev. F. Page Roberts, Scole ; Wm. 
Rumsey, Waltham Cross ; W. J. Grant, Hereford ; Geo. Prince, Oxford ; 
Rev. H. B. Biron, Hythe ; Rev. F. R. Burnside, Chipping Campden ; 
Capt. A. Christy, Sidmouth ; A. Slaughter, Steyning ; E. B. Lindsell, 
Hitchin; J. B. Hall, Birkenhead ; C. T. Hore, Beckenham ; T. B. Hay¬ 
wood, Reigate; J. D. Paule, South Hampstead ; T. W. Girdlestone, 
Sunningdale ; Geo. Bunyard, Maidstone ; J. H. Williams, Salisbury ; 
B. R. Cant, Colchester; Rev. F. H. Gall, Hitchin : Wm. Paul, Waltham 
Cross ; Rev. II. Berners, Ipswich; J. Burrell, Cambridge; R. E. West, 
Reigate. 
The Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen took the chair at 3 P.M., and 
business was commenced by Mr. Mawley reading the circular calling the 
meeting. The minutes of the last annual meeting were then taken as 
read, and at the suggestion of the Chairman Messrs. R. E. West and J. 
Burrell were appointed scrutineers of the ballot for the election of 
officers and Committee. The Rev. H. H. D’Ombrain next read the 
annual report, and Mr. T. B. Haywood read the financial statement, both 
of which were as follows :— 
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 1887. 
In presenting their Report the Committee have again the pleasure of con¬ 
gratulating the members upon the continued prosperity and increasing 
influence of the Society in all matters pertaining to the Rose. 
Two exhibitions have, as usual, been held, one in the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s Gardens at South Kensington, and the other in the Waverley 
Market, Edinburgh. The Metropolitan Show was nearly as extensive as 
in recent years,but the quality and size of the flowers, owing to the severe 
drought then prevailing, proved much below the average standard. A novel 
and striking feature of this Exhibition was the display of Tea Roses, which 
was obtained by grouping together all the exhibits shown in the classes 
for Teas and Noisettes only. The effect was rendered all the more 
striking by the fact that on this occasion there were staged a larger number 
of blooms in this refined and popular section than at any show previously 
held. In order that the Society might still farther make good its claim to 
being really National, it was resolved that the provincial Exhibition should 
be hell at Edinburgh in connection with the summer Show of the Royal 
Caledonian Horticultural Society, and the Committee feel that their thanks 
are due to the Lord Provost of Edinburgh and the officials of the Caledonian 
Society for the very hearty welcome which they extend d to the members 
of the Society who visited this Show, and also for the liberal manner in 
which all the arrangements were carried out. This Exhibition proved a 
very interesting one, the Roses of England, Scotland, and Wales being all 
more or less well represented. It will thus be felt that in the matter of 
Roses at least the union has this year been well maintained. 
The Jubilee of our Gracious Queen was naturally regarded all over the 
kingdom as an occasion which should be in various ways permanently 
commemorated. It was, therefore, considered by many of our members 
that the National Rose Society ought not to be behindhand in this respect, 
and the initiative having been taken by one of our Yice-Presidents, the 
Hon. and Rev. J. T. Boscawen, at the annual dinner in Dec mber, a fund 
was started, and with it were purchased two handsome silver-gilt challenge 
trophies of the value of £50 each, to be competed for annually at the pro¬ 
vincial shows of the Society. 
The first competition took place at Edinburgh, and your Committee 
doubt not that these competitions will, as time goes on, add materially to 
the interest of these provincial exhibitions. The total sum raised amounted 
to £112 15s., while the cost of the vases was £102 6s. 6d., thus leaving a 
small balance, which, as it was not large enough for any sp cial purpose, has 
been added to the ( general funds of the Society. 
The Committee have recently b:en engaged in collecting the opinions of 
the most eminent rosarians, both amateur and professional, as to what 
Roses should be inserted in the supplement to the Society’s Catalogue of 
Exhibition and Garden Roses, which they propose issning to members 
during the course of the ensuing year. 
Financial Statement.— -With regard to the financial condition of the 
Society the Committee are happy to report that in their opinion, considering 
the demands made upo-a their members and others during this Jubilee year, 
it is entirely satisfactory. The amount in hand at the beginning of the 
year was £6 19s., and now at its close there remains £48 3s. 2d. to carry 
forward to the next account, the total expenditure having been £555 4s. fid., 
while the aggregate receipts were £603 7s. 7d. A good many changes have, 
as usual, taken place in the personnel of the members, but the numbers 
Btill continue, as has been the case since the formation of the Society, to 
increase steadily. In addition to the annual subscriptions, as has before 
been mentioned, a further sum exceeding £100 has been canttibuted by 
the members to the Jubilee fund. 
Arrangements for 1888. — The Committee have felt, in the gnat 
uncertainty which seems to hang over the Royal Horticultural Society s 
movements, that it would be desirable to make some other arrangements 
for next year. Various plans and places have been suggested to them, but 
most of these on investigation have proved from various causes impracti¬ 
cable. After due consideration, arrangements have been entered into with 
the Directors of the Crystal Palace to hold the Society’s Metropolitan Show 
there on Saturday, July the 7th. The Committee, having regard to the 
zealous and efficient manner in which the Show at Darlington was carried 
out in 1882, under the care and good management of Mr. E. R. Whit well, 
have arranged to hold their Provincial, or Northern Show, at that place 
in the coming year. The data of this fixture will be Friday, July 
the 20th. 
Members’ Privileges.— The privileges of members are the same as in 
former years, subscribers of £1 being entitled to two private view tickets, 
and also to four transferable tickets admitting at the sune time as the 
general public. Members subscribing 10s. are entitled to one private view 
ticket, and also to two transferable tickets. Each one of these tickets will 
be available at either of the Society’s exhibitions. Members who are sub¬ 
scribing for the first time in 1888 will receive a copy of the Society’s Illus¬ 
trated Catalogue of Exhibition and Garden Roses. The new supplement to 
this Catalogue will be issued to all members as soon as published. In con¬ 
clusion, the Committee have again to express their sincere thanks to their 
local secretaries for the assistance given them by procuring fresh members, 
and also in other ways extending the influence of the Society. They wish 
in particular to mention Mr. R. E. West, thsir lately appointed local secretary 
for Reigate, through whose exertions an unusually large number of new 
subscribers have been induced to join the Society. At the present time 
there remain on the Society’s books altogether 443 members, as against 418 
in the previous year. 
BALANCE SHEET—YEAR ENDING 80th NOVEMBER, 1887. 
1886. Receipts. 
Deo. 1. Balance at Bankers 
Subscriptions received .. 
Donations to Society 
Affiliation Fees and for Medals from Affiliated Societies 
From Royal Horticultural Society 
From Royal Caledonian Horticultural Sooiety 
Received for Prizes 
Sale of Catalogues .. .. ,. 
Balance from Jubilee Fnnd 
Balance 
Expenditure. 
Printing, Stationery, and Advertising 
Postage, Telegrams, Messengers, and Sundry Expenses 
Expenses, South Kensington Show 
„ Edinburgh Show 
Medals.. .. .. .. .. 
„ for Provincial Societies .. 
Prizes, South Kensington Show .. 
„ Edinburgh Show.. 
Assistant Secretary and Accountant 
Balance at Bankers .. .. .. .. 
Subscriptions received 
JUBILEE FUND. 
Receipts. 
Expenditure. 
Elkington & Oo. 
Printing, Stationery, and Postage 
Balanoe carried to general account 
THOMAS BURT HAYWOOD, Hon. Treasurer. 
Audited and found correct, 
FRAS. TULLIE WOLLASTON) 
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Auditors. 
Several resolutions were then proposed and adopted without dis¬ 
cussion, as, for example, that the report and financial statement be 
printed and circulated ; also votes of thanks to the Horticultural Club 
for the use of their rooms d uring the season, and to the officers and 
Committee of the.National Rose Society for their services during the 
year. It was then proposed by the Rev. J. H. Pemberton, aud seconded 
by Mr, G. Bunyard, that the following addition be made to Bylaw 12, 
“ No medal sent without prepayment.” It was stated in explanation of 
this addition that considerable delay had occurred in some cases in the 
payment for medals, and it was thought that prepayment would save 
the Treasurer and Secretaries some tronble. The matter was fully dis¬ 
cussed, several being in favour of modifying the clause to be inserted, 
but the original proposition was ultimately agreed to. The Chairman 
then announced the following to have been duly elected as Committee 
and officers for 1888 :—President, the Very Rev. Dean Hole ; Vice-Pre¬ 
sidents, the Hon. and Rev. j. T. Boscawen, Rev. J. M. Fuller, 
Robert Hogg, LL.D., and James McIntosh ; Hon. Treasurer, Thomas 
Burt Haywood ; Hon. Secretaries, Rev. H. Honywood D’Ombrain 
and Edward Mawley; General Committee, H. Appleby, J. Bate¬ 
man, Rev. H. A. Berners, R. Bloxam, G. Bunyard, Rev. F. R. 
Burnside, J. Burrell, B. R. Cant, F. Cant, Rev. A. Cheales, Captain 
Christy, W. F. Cooling, J. Cranston, Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, Rev. F. H. 
Gall, T. W. Girdlestone, W. J. Grant, T. B. Hall, R. Harkness, G. P, 
