542 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER. 
December  13,  1900’ 
C'lmraittee  take  this  opportunity  of  expressing  their  best  thanks  to 
Miss  Jekyll  for  her  admirable  and  suggestive  paper.  The  committee 
report  with  pleasure  that  the  sale  of  the  society’s  publications  to 
non-members  has  greatly  exceeded  that  of  any  previous  year.  They 
likewise  regard  with  satisfaction  the  result  of  their  efforts  to 
encourage  the  staging  of  exhibition  blooms  in  va^es,  instead  of  boxes, 
and  also  in  the  increased’  number  of  standsj'of  garden  Eoses  at  all 
three  exhibitions. 
iSjWith  the  deepest  regret  that  they  have  to  record  the  death  in 
May  last  of  Mr.  T.  B.  Haywood,  for  seventeen  years  the  society’s 
able  and  much  respected  hon.  treasurer.  'I’hey  have  also  to  deplore 
the  loss  through  death  of  that  very  generous  friend  of  the  society, 
Mr.  F.  W.  Campion.  Then  on  the  eve  of  the  Birmingham  Show 
came  the  sad  news  of  the  death  ot  Mr.  Benjamin  R.  Cant  of 
Colchester,  at  all  times  a  warm  supporter  of  the  society,  and  one  of 
its  original  founders.  A  subscription  list  has  already  been  started  to 
insure  a  special  prize,  to  be  entitle  1  the  “  Ben  Cant  Memorial  Prize,” 
— y - ^  - 
being  offered  annually  in  his  memory  at  one  of  the  society’s 
exhibitions. 
Finance. 
The  committee  feel  they  cannot  refer  to  this  question  of  finance 
without  expresdng  their  keen  appreciation  of  Mr.  Charles  B.  Haywood’s 
kindness  in  having  consented,  on  the  death  of  his  father,  to  accept  the 
position  of  hon.  treasurer  to  the  society.  The  usual  payment  of 
£105  from  the  Crystal  Palace  Company  towards  the  expenses  of  the 
metropolitan  exhibition  has  not  yet  been  received,  otherwise  the 
financial  position  of  the  society  would  have  been  in  every  respect  as 
satisfactory  as  in  former  years.  In  order  to  prevent  the  society  being 
placed  in  a  similar  unsatisfactory  position  at  any  future  time,  through 
the  loss  or  delay  in  payment  of  any  large  sum  due  to  it,  the  committee 
recommend  that  a  reserve  fund  be  at  once  set  on  foot. 
There  has  again  been  a  steady  increase  in  the  roll  of  members, 
which  at  the  present  time  number  584,  or  more  than  in  any  preceding 
year. 
Balance-Sheet  for  the  year 
Eeceipts 
Balance  at  bankers,  December  1st,  1899  . 
£155 
1 
2 
Subscriptions  1 .  . 
.390 
15 
6 
Affiliation  fees  and  for  medals  from  affiliated  societies . 
75 
5 
0 
From  Wilts.  Horticultural  Society  ... 
50 
0 
0 
From  Birmingham  Botanical  and  Horticultural  Society 
80 
0 
0 
Special  prizes  . 
47 
15 
9 
Sale  of  publications  . 
15 
15 
8 
Advertisements . 
14 
4 
6 
For  proposed  Treatise  on?‘  How  to  Grow  and  Show  Tea  Boses  ” 
5 
0 
0 
.£833  17  7 
Charles  Burt  Haywood,  Son.  Treasurer. 
Audited  with  vouchers  f  J,  D.  Pawle,  I  tt  a  j-j. 
and  found  correct  1  F.  F,  Wollaston,  \  .aon.  Auditors. 
Proposed  Arrangements  for  1901. 
The  southern  show  of  the  society  will  be  held  at  Richmond, 
Surrey,  on  Wednesday,  June  26th,  in  conjunction  with  the  Richmond 
Horticultural  Society;  the  metropolitan  exhibition  at  the  Crystal 
Palace  on  Saturday,  July  6th  ;  and  the  northern  show  at  Ulverston, 
in  connection  with  the  North  Lonsdale  Rose  Society,  on  Wednesday, 
July  17th.  Prizes  will  also  be  offered  by  the  society  at  the  Rose 
Show  of  the  R  )yal  Horticultural  Society,  which  will  take  place  at  the 
Drill  Hall,  Westminster,  on  Tuesday,  July  2nd. 
\  Members’  Privileges. J 
Members  subscribing  £1  will,  as  usual,  be  entitled  to  two  private 
view  and  four  transferable  tickets,  the  latter  admitting  at  the  same 
time  as  the  general  public,  while  subscribers  of  10s.  are  entitled  to  one 
private  view  and  two  transferable  tickets.  Each  of  these  tickets  is 
available  for  any  one  of  the  society’s  exhibitions.  Members  joining  the 
society  for  the  first  time  in  1901  will  also  receive  copies  of  the 
follnwing  publications;  The  new  edition  of  the  “Official  Catalogue  of 
Exhibition  and  Garden  Roses,”  the  revised  edition  of  .the  “  Hints  on 
Planting  Roses,”  the  “Report  of  the  Conferences  on  Pruning  and 
Exhibiting  Roses,”  the  “Prize  Essay  on  the  Hybridisation  of  Roses,” 
the  “  Report  on  the  Constitution  of  Rose  Soils,”  and  the  conference 
report  on  Miss  Jekyll’s  paper  on  “  Suggestions  for  the  Decorative  Use 
of  Some  Garden  Roses.”  Members  alone  are  allowed  to  compete  at 
the  shows  of  tfie  society. 
The  committee  express  their  best  thanks  to  the  donors  of  special 
prizes  at  the  society’s  exhibitions,  among  which  may  be  mentioned 
the  Right  Hon.  Lord  Calthorpe,  the  Right  Hou.  Josepn  Chamberlain, 
M.P.,  Captdn  Ramsay,  Mr.  C.  J.  Grahame,  Mr.  F.  Dennison,  and  the 
late  Mr.  F.  W.  Campion.  Their  thanks  are  also  due  to  those  local 
secretaries  who  have  in  any  way  assisted  the  society  to  maintain  its 
present  position,  and  especially  to  Mr.  G.  W.  Cook,  who  has  again 
outdistanced  all  its  other  local  representatives  in  inducing  new 
members  to  join  the  society.  Mr.  F.  W.  Wright,  a  new  local  secretary, 
has  also  done  excellent  service  at  Birmingham. 
Immediately  on  the  conclusion  of  the  report  Mr.  C.  B.  Haywood, 
who  was  enthusiastically  received,  read  the  financial  statement,  and 
the  chairman  subsequently  said  that  Mr.  Mawley  wished  to  make  a 
few  remarks  thereon  before  it  was  put  to  the  vote  of  the  meeting. 
The  secretary  pointed  out  that  on  the  face  of  it  the  balance-sheet  did 
ending  30th  November,  1900. 
Expenditure. 
Printing,  stationery,  and  advertising® 
. £126 
5 
0 
Postage,  telegrams,  and  sundry  expenses  . 
.  56 
16 
4 
Secretary’s  travelling  expenses  to  arrange  shows 
3 
16 
11 
Expenses,  Salisbury  Show  .; . 
.  1 
11 
0 
Ditto  Crystal  Palace  Show  . 
.  13 
1 
7 
Ditto  Birmingham  Show  ... 
.  1 
9 
6 
Medals  . 
.  20 
1 
6 
Ditto  for  affiiliated  societies 
.  61 
12 
0 
Contribution  toB.H.S.  Bose  Show . 
.  17 
0 
0 
Prizes,  Salisbury  Show . 
.  90 
15 
0 
Ditto  Crystal  Palace  Show  . 
.  234 
15 
0 
Ditto  Birmingham  Show . 
.  154 
15 
0 
Purchase  of  plate  for  prizes  . 
.  34 
3 
9 
Analysis  of  Bose  Soils . 
.  15 
0 
0 
Annual  rainfall 
.  1 
1 
0 
Balance  at  bankers  . 
.  1 
14 
0 
.£833  17  7 
General  printing,  &c,,  ^67  5s.  :  printing  new  catalogue,  .£51  ;  printing 
report  on  constitution  of  Bose  soils,  .£8. 
not  seem  very  satisfactory,  but  several  things  had  to  be  considered. 
For  example,  the  printing  item  was  heavy  because  of  special 
tmblicatioDs.  The  most  important  item,  however,  was  that  the 
Crystal  Palace  had  not  yet  forwarded  the  £105  due  to  the  society 
towards  the  expenses  of  the  show  held  last  July.  Having  in  view  the 
lact  that  the  payment  had  been  so  long  deferred,  it  had  been  deemed 
a  visable  to  ascertain  where  the  show  could  be  held  in  subsequent  years 
should  the  present  arrangement  with  the  Crystal  Palace  unfortunately 
collapse.  From  the  statements  made  there  would  not  appear  to  be 
much  difficulty  in  finding  another  roof  on  very  advantageous  terms, 
but  in  this  relation,  of  course,  nothing  was  settled  ;  the  remarks  were 
called  forth  in  analysing  the  financial  statement,  and  simply  went  to 
I'rova  that  the  committee  was.alive  to  possibilities  and  ready  for  any 
matter  that  might  call  for  prompt  action. 
In  moving  the  adoption  of  the  report  Mr.  Shea  was  very  brief. 
He  considered  the  general  aspect  of  affairs  most  satisfactory,  and 
affirmed  that  it  was  a  matter  for  congratulation  that  they  could 
again  look  back  upon  a  year  of  steady  progress  The  work  of  the 
National  Rose  Society  was,  he  said,  appreciated  by  everyone,  and  the 
society’s  shows  were  lookel  forward  to  with  the  keenest  delight.  Did 
anyone  want  other  evidence  of  the  estimation  in  which  the  society 
was  held,  continued  the  speaker,  they  had  it  in  the  fact  that  the 
society’s  literature  had  commanded  a  greater  sale  than  in  any  previous 
season.  Mr.  Shea  made  some  references  to  the  exhibitions,  and 
adverted  to  the  loss  the  society  had  sustained  by  the  death  of  Mr. 
T.  B,  Haywood,  Mr.  F.  W.  Campion,  Mr.  Benjamin  R.  Cant,  and 
othe  8.  In  regard  to  finance  the  chairman  thought  that,  except  (or 
the  item  referred  to  by  Mr.  Mawley,  things  were  very  satisfactory. 
He,  however,  strongly  recommended  the  immediate  institution  of  a 
reserve  fund  to  be  started  by  subscriptions  and  donations  from 
members.  He  considered  that  a  society  doing  such  excellent  work 
ought  to  have  a  reserve  fund,  and  that  in  every  successful  year  the 
amount  should  be  augmented  from  the  profits  instead  of  the  whole  of 
these  being  thrown  into  the  prize  list,  as  had  hitherto  been  the  case. 
These  suggestions  evidently  met  with  the  approval  of  the  several 
business  men  present.  Mr.  Cecil  E.  Cant  seconded  the  adoption 
of  the  report,  which,  on  being  put  to  the  meeting,  was  carried 
unanimously. 
The  Rev.  F.  Page  Roberts  was  deputed  to  propose  that  “  The  best 
thanks  of  the  society  be  given  to  the  officers  and  other  members  of 
the  committee  for  their  services  during  the  year.”  He  said  how  glad 
everyone  {was  to  see^Mr.  D’Ombrain,  and  how  much  they  hoped  he 
