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JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
I^ebl•uary  10,  1898* 
as  ever,  and  it  is  a  matter  of  satisfaction  to  the  Council  to  find  that  this 
meeting  is  now  universally  acknowledged  to  be  the  leading  horticultural 
exhibition  of  this  country.  The  best  thanks  of  the  Society  are  due  to  all 
who  kindly  brought  their  plants  for  exhibition,  or  otherwise  contributed 
to  the  success  of  this  show.  , 
The  exhibition  of  British-grown  fruit,  held  by  the  Society  at  the 
Crystal  Palace  on  September  30th,  October  1st  and  2nd,  was,  considering 
the  season,  eminently  satisfactory.  Full  particulars  will  be  found  in 
vol.  xxi,,  part  3  of  the  Journal,  which  will  be  issued  in  the  course  of  a 
few  weeks. 
A  certain  amount  of  dissatisfaction  has  arisen  from  the  fact  that 
whereas  classes  have  been  provided  specially  for  amateurs  and  gentle¬ 
men's  gardeners,  and  also  for  nurserymen,  there  have  been  no  classes  in 
which  growers  for  market  could  properly  exhibit.  This  will  in  future  be 
avoided  by  the  addition  of  a  division  for  growers  for  market  only. 
As  an  object  lesson  in  British  fruit  cultivation  this  annual  show 
stands  unrivalled,  and  is  of  national  importance.  The  Council  invite 
Fellows  and  their  friends  to  support  it,  for  it  cannot  be  too  widely  known 
that  the  continuance  of  the  show  is  absolutely  dependent  on  at  least 
£100  being  raised  by  subscription  each  year  towards  the  prize  fund. 
The  show  involves  the  Society  in  a  very  large  expenditure  without  the 
possibility  of  any  return.  The  Council  have  therefore  established  the 
rule  that  they  will  not  continue  it  unless  sufficient  interest  in  it  is  taken 
by  Fellows  and  their  friends  to  raise  £100  towards  the  prize  fund. 
Subscriptions  for  this  purpose  should  be  sent  at  once  to  the  Secretary, 
117,  Victoria  Street,  "Westminster,  and  if  the  list  prove  satisfactory  the 
schedule  will  be  issued  in  April,  and  the  show  held  on  September  29th, 
30th,  and  October  Ist,  1898.  The  list  of  subscribers  for  1897  will  be 
published  in  part  3  of  vol.  xxi.,  of  the  Society’s  Journal. 
A  deputation  was  sent  by  the  Council,  at  the  invitation  of  the  local 
authorities,  to  attend  the  great  horticultural  gathering  at  Shrewsbury  in 
August.  Full  particulars  of  this  visit  will  be  found  in  the  Society’s 
Journal,  vol.  xxi.,  page  civ.  The  Council  gladly  embraces  this  ojipor- 
tunity  of  congratulating  Shrewsbury  on  the  magnificent  display  of 
horticultural  skill  and  enterprise  made  at  their  show,  and  of  recording 
the  very  great  pleasure  which  this  visit  gave  them,  and  their  appreciation 
of  the  great  courtesy  and  hospitality  with  which  they  were  received. 
An  invitation  has  been  received  and  accepted  for  a  similar  deputation 
to  visit  a  show  to  be  held  at  Newcastle-on-Tyne  on  July  13th,  14th,  and 
15th,  1898,  by  the  Botanical  and  Horticultural  Society  of  Northumberland, 
Durham,  and  Newcastle-on-Tyne. 
The  Journal  of  the  Society  has  been  continued  so  as  to  enable  Fellows 
at  a  distance  to  enter  more  fully  into  and  reap  the  benefits  of  the  study 
and  work  of  those  actively  engaged  at  headquarters.  Vol.  xx.,  part  3, 
apd  parts  1  and  2  of  vol.  xxi.  were  issued  during  the  year,  and  vol.  xxi., 
part  3,  will  be  ready  in  March. 
An  examination  in  the  principles  and  practice  of  horticulture  was 
held  on  April  6th  concurrently  in  different  parts  of  the  United  Kingdom, 
a  centre  being  established  wherever  a  magistrate,  clergyman,  school¬ 
master,  or  other  responsible  person  accustomed  to  examinations  would 
consent  to  superintend  one  on  the  Society’s  behalf  and  in  accordance 
with  the  rules  laid  down  for  its  conduct.  No  limit  as  to  the  age, 
position,  or  previous  training  of  the  candidates  was  imposed,  and  the 
examination  was  open  to  both  sexes.  One  hundred  and  eighty-one 
candidates  presented  themselves  for  examination.  The  names  and 
addresses  of  those  who  succeeded  in  satisfying  the  examiners,  together 
with  the  number  of  marks  assigned  to  each,  will  be  found  in  the  Society’s 
Journal,  vol.  xxi.,  page  123. 
It  is  proposed  to  hold  a  similar  examination  in  1898,  on  Tuesday, 
April  5th.  Candidates  wishing  to  sit  for  the  examination  should  make 
application  during  February  to  the  Secretary,  E.H.S.  Office,  117,  Victoria 
Street,  Westminster. 
The  Council  have  heard  with  much  pleasure  that  G.  W.  Burrows,  Esq., 
a  member  of  the  Court  of  the  Worshipful  Company  of  Gardeners,  has 
most  kindly  offered,  in  connection  with  the  Society’s  1898  examination, 
a  scholarship  of  £25  a  year  for  two  years,  full  particulars  of  which 
will  be  found  in  the  Society’s  Arrangements  for  1898,  lately  issued  to  all 
Fellows.  Another  similar  scholarship  has  been  promised  for  1899  by  the 
Eight  Hon.  the  Lord  Amherst  of  Hackney  through  the  same  Worshipful 
Company. 
Acting  in  conjunction  with  the  Bindley  Trustees,  the  Council  have 
devoted  considerable  attention  to  the  library.  All  serial  publications 
have  been  kept  up  to  date,  a  large  number  of  valuable  volumes  have 
been  bound,  and  the  following  new  books  amongst  others  added  to  the 
library — viz.,  “  The  Flower  Garden  of  Ornamental  Bulbous  Plants,” 
Labouret’s  “  Monographie  de  la  Famille  des  Cactdes,”  Sweet’s  “  Florists’ 
Guide,”  “  The  Floral  Cabinet  and  Magazine  of  Exotic  Botany,”  “  The 
Yew  Trees  of  Great  Britain  and  Ireland,”  &c.,  &c. 
The  hearty  thanks  of  the  Society  are  due  to  all  the  members  of  the 
Standing  Committees— viz.,  the  Scientific,  the  Fruit  and  Vegetable,  the 
Floral,  the  Orchid,  and  the  Narcissus  Committees  for  the  kind  and  patient 
attention  which  they  have  severally  given  to  their  departments. 
A  special  and  very  hearty  record  of  thanks  is  also  due  to  N.  N.  Sher¬ 
wood,  Esq.,  and  to  C.  J.  Grahame,  Esq.  The  former  gentleman  has 
intimated  to  the  Council  his  intention  of  placing  a  10-guinea  silver  cup  at 
their  disposal  annually,  and  the  latter  has  enabled  the  Council  to  very 
largely  increase  the  prizes  offered  for  Eoses  on  June  28th. 
The  best  thanks  of  the  Society  are  also  due  to  all  those  who,  either 
at  home  or  abroad,  have  so  kindly  presented  books  to  the  library  or  plants 
or  seeds  to  the  Gardens.  A  list  of  the  donors  has  been  prepared,  and 
will  be  found  in  the  Society’s  Journal,  vol.  xxi.,  part  3,  1898,  which  will 
be  issued  in  March. 
The  Council  wish  to  express,  in  their  own  name  and  in  that  of  the 
Fellows  of  the  Society,  their  great  indebtedness  to  all  who  have  so  kindly 
contributed,  either  by  the  exhibition  of  plants,  fruits,  flowers,  or  vege¬ 
tables,  or  by  the  reading  of  papers,  to  the  success  of  the  fortnightly 
meetings  in  the  Drill  Hall.  They  are  glad  to  And  by  the  increased  and 
increasing  number  of  visitors  that  the  Society’s  fortnightly  meetings  are 
becoming  better  appreciated  by  the  Fellows  and  public  in  general.  In 
their  judgment  these  shows,  which  take  place  at  short  intervals  throughout 
the  5ear,  furnish  horticultural  displays  and  teach  horticultural  lessons 
which  cannot  be  obtained  elsewhere  in  the  kingdom. 
The  papers  read  at  these  meetings,  which  have  been  or  will  shortly  be 
published  in  the  Journal,  are  as  follows  : — 
March  9th,  “  IVIicroscopic  Gardening,”  by  Professor  Marshall  Ward, 
F.E.S. ;  March  23rd,  “  The  Effect  of  Bud  Transference  on  Fruits,”  by 
the  Eev.  Gordon  Salmon,  M.  A. ;  April  13th,  “Artificial  Manures,”  by 
Mr.  J.  J.  Willis;  April  27th,  “Winter  and  Spring  Bedding,”  by  Mr. 
A.  Dean;  May  11th,  “ Diseases  of  Plants,”  by  Mr.  G.  Massee,  F.L.S. ; 
June  15th,  “  The  Physiology  of  Pitcher  Plants,”  by  Professor  S.  H.  Vines, 
F.E.S.;  June  29th,  “ Storing  and  Preserving  Fruit,’  by  Mr,  J.  Cheal ; 
July  13th,  “  Mutual  Accommodation  between  Plant  Organs,”  by  Professor 
Henslow,  M.A.,  V.M.H.,  F.L.S.,  &c. ;  July  27th,  “Garden  Insects,”  by 
Mr.  W.  D.  Drury  ;  Aug.  10th,  “Cross  Fertilisation  of  Florists’  Flowers,” 
by  ]Mr.  James  Douglas  ;  Aug,  24th,  “  Plums,”  by  Mr.  A.  II.  Pearson  ; 
Sept.  7th,  “Nepenthes,”  by  Mr.  Harry  J.,Veitch,  F.L.S. ;  Sept.  21st, 
“  Cyclamen,”  by  Mr.  W.  Iggulden  ;  Sept.  30th,  “  Progress  in  Fruit 
Growing  during  the  Queen’s  Eeign,”  by  Mr.  Geo.  Bunyard,  V.M.H. ; 
Oct.  1st,  “  Progress  in  Vegetable  Growing  during  the  Queen’s  Eeign,” 
by  Mr.  A.  Sutton,  V.M.H.,  F.L.S.,  «S:c. ;  Oct.  2nd,  “Progress  in 
Market  Gardening  during  the  Queen’s  Eeign,”  by  Mr.  Geo.  Assbee  ; 
Oct.  12th,  “Orchid  Breeding,”  by  Mr.  C.  C.  Hurst ;  Nov.  9th,  “  Boots,” 
by  Professor  F.  W.  Oliver,  D.Sc. ;  Nov.  23rd,  “Horticultural  Exhibitions 
and  Schedules,”  by  Mr.  John  Wright,  V.M.H. ;  Dec.  14th,  “Sporting  in 
Chrysanthemums,”  by  Professor  Henslow,”  M.A.,  V.M.H.,  F.L.S.,  &c. 
The  Council  are  glad  to  be  able  to  announce  that  they  have  appointed 
the  Eev.  George  Henslow,  M.A.,  V.M.H.,  F.L.S.,  &c.,  to  be  Professor  of 
Botany  to  the  Society,  and  Professor  Henslow  has  kindly  undertaken  to 
give  addresses  at  a  number  of  the  1898  meetings,  drawing  attention  to 
interesting  points  connected  with  some  of  the  plants,  Vc.,  exhibited.  The 
Council  are  confident  that  these  “Demonstrations”  will  be  greatly 
appreciated  by  the  Fellows. 
The  Council  have  the  sad  duty  of  recording  the  death  of  fifty-three 
Fellows  during  the  year,  and  among  them  they  regret  to  find  the 
names  of  Dr.  Eobert  Hogg,  one  of  the  most  staunch  and  energetic 
supporters  of  the  Society,  and  the  leading  authority  in  fruit  nomenclature; 
James  Bateman,  the  pioneer  of  Orchid  culture  in  this  country,  and  author 
of  the  “  Orchidaceae  of  Mexico  and  Guatemala;”  Lady  Ducie,  Lady 
Matheson,  Sir  Thomas  Parkyns,  Eev.  F.  C.  Cass,  Sir  George  Meyrick, 
Marchioness  of  Drogheda,  Dowager  Lady  Fortescue,  Sir  John  Thurston, 
Col.  Trevor-Clarke,  William  Head,  Eobert  Owen,  Lady  Fitzhardinge, 
Jamjs  Cocker,  George  Eennie,  Sir  James  Maitland,  Francis  Fell,  and 
one  whom  all  gardeners  loved,  the  Princess  Mary  Duchess  of  Teck. 
The  following  table  will  show  the  Society’s  progress  in  regard  to 
numerical  strength  during  the  past  year  : — 
Deaths 
IN  1897. 
£ 
s. 
d. 
Life  Fellows ...  .. 
..  16  ... 
0 
0 
0 
4  guineas  ...  . 
..  4  ... 
16 
16 
0 
..  16  ... 
33 
12 
0 
1  ,,  ... 
..  17  ... 
17 
17 
0 
53  . 
£68 
6 
0 
Eesignatioxs. 
£  B.  d. 
4  guineas  .  0  ...  0  0  0  * 
2  13  ...  27  6  0 
1  „  37  ...  38  17  0 
50  £06  3  0 
Total  loss  ...  103  £134  8  0 
Fellows  Elected  1897. 
£  8.  d. 
4  guineas  .  1  ...  4  4  0 
2  „  97  ...  203  14  0 
1  ,,  315  ...  330  15  0 
Associates  .  1  ...  0  10  6 
Affiliated  Societies  9  ...  12  12  0 
Commutations  ...  5  ... 
=  £120  5s . J 
428  £551  15  6 
Deduct  loss .  134  8  0 
Net  increase  in  income  £417  7  6 
New  Fellows,  &c .  428 
Deduct  resignations'! 
and  deaths . j 
Numerical  increase  .  325 
A  scheme  for  the  affiliation  of  local  horticultural  societies  was  put 
forward  in  1890,  and  ninety-one  local  societies  have  availed  themselves  of 
it.  The  Council  express  the  hope  that  Fellows  will  promote  the 
affiliation  of  local  horticultural  and  cottage  garden  societies  in  their  own 
immediate  neighbourhood. 
At  the  request  of  some  of  the  Fellows  the  Council  have  arranged  to 
send  a  reminder  of  every  show  (in  the  week  preceding  it),  to  any  Fellow 
who  will  send  to  the  E.H.S.  office,  117,  Victoria  Street,  Westminster, 
twenty-two  halfpenny  post-cards,  fully  addressed  to  himself,  or  to  whomso¬ 
ever  he  wishes  the  reminder  sent. 
The  Council  recommend  ihat  the  salaries  of  the  principal  officers  of 
the  Society— the  Secretary,  the  Cashier,  the  Superintendent,  and  the 
Assistant-Superintendent,  should  continue  as  heretofore. 
The  programme  for  the  ensuing  year  will  be  found  in  the  Arrangements 
for  the  Year  1898,  lately  issued  to  all  Fellows. 
Subjoined  is  the  usual  revenue  and  expenditure  account,  with  the 
balance-sheet  for  the  year  ending  December  31st,  1897. 
