SECRETARY’S REPORT. 
The Club is in a flourishing state, both financially and in the 
number and quality of the plants exchanged. 
It is unfortunate that several members did not send in to the 
Distributer the new Lists, and that some who did so made no marks 
on them to indicate their desiderata. The consequence is that the 
numbers in the Circulating Catalogues for 1904, which must have 
caused Mr. Meldrum great trouble to produce, must be taken as 
generally less than they should be. 
It will be well at the next Distribution if the commoner species 
are not sent in. 
In the present Report, I agree with the Distributer in omitting 
to record a number of the commoner species, or of those that have 
appeared in previous reports, or of poor specimens. The notes by 
the Referees are more valuable matter, and have taken the place 
of the plants omitted. 
The name of the Hon. Treasurer, Mr. Wheldon, not having been 
appended to the Balance Sheet in previous reports, several mem¬ 
bers this year sent their subscriptions to the Secretary. It will be 
a simpler matter if all subscriptions are sent direct to Mr. Wheldon, 
including a few outstanding subscriptions, which he would be glad 
to receive. 
Wm. INGHAM, Hon. Secretary. 
