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No. 11 . New Series. April to July 1868 . 
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Fellows are reminded that their Annual Subscriptions became due on 1st 
January last, and those Fellows who have not yet paid their subscriptions for 
this year are requested to do so by cheque or post-office order, crossed “ London 
and County Bank,” and payable to James Bichards. 
Conversazione. 
The Annual Conversazione by his Grace the President of the Society will 
be held on Tuesday, July 7th, and will be open exclusively to Fellows, Holders 
of transferable tickets, and Debenture-holders, who will be received from 9 
until 11 p.m. 
A carriage ticket is sent to each Fellow with this number of the “ Proceed¬ 
ings,” giving directions for the setting down and taking up of carriages. 
Should anyone wish to have the carriage ticket sent for one Orchard House 
entrance changed for the other (there will be no admission at the south-east or 
Council Boom entrance), the exchange will be made on application at the 
Offices, at the Gardens, South Kensington. 
Befreshments—consisting of tea and coffee—will be provided. 
The Gardens will be closed at half past 12 o’clock. 
Arrangements will be made for taking ladies’ cloaks, but not gentlemen's 
Bats. 
Bhododendron Show, 
Messrs. Waterer and Godfrey, of Knapp Hill, Woking, have this year made a 
magnificent display of these favourite plants, which have been in profuse flower; 
the ground under the great tent has been entirely re-arranged, the effect being 
to render this exhibition finer than it has as yet appeared. 
Library. 
Notice is hereby given that, the Committee of the International Horticul¬ 
tural Exhibition having offered to invest the balance of the profits realised by 
that Exhibition (over 1,850/., after presenting 1,000/. to the Gardeners’ Bene¬ 
volent Institution) in the purchase of books to form a Library in connection 
with the Boyal Horticultural Society, and to be called the “ Lindley Library,” 
in testimony of the respect in which the late Dr. Lindley’s memory is held, on 
the condition that the books so purchased, and any others which might here¬ 
after be presented, should be vested in seven Trustees, and that the books 
should, under rules, be available for the use of the Fellows of the Society and 
other horticultural students,—the Council agreed with pleasure to accept the 
offer, and appointed W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., a Vice-President of the K.H.S., 
John Clutton, Esq., the Hon. Treasurer of the B.H.S., and Lieut.-Col. H. Y. D. 
Scott, B.E., the Hon. Secretary of the B.H.S., as their three Trustees ; and the 
International Committee appointed Dr. Hogg, Dr. Maxwell Masters, and Thomas 
Moore, Esq., to represent them ; and the six having agreed, nominated Sir C. 
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