February  14,  1901. 
JOURNAL  OF  HORTICULTURE  AND  COTTAGE  GARDENER 
141 
Membership  Tables. 
The  following  table  will  show  the  Society’s  progress  in  regard  to 
numerical  strength  during  the  past  year  : — 
Deaths 
in  1900. 
Fellows  Elected  1900. 
Life  Fellows . 
14  . 
..  ,£0 
0 
0 
4  guineas  .  11  . 
...£46  4 
0 
4  guineas  . 
0  . 
..  0 
0 
0 
2  „  . 138  . 
..  289  16 
0 
2  „  . 
28  . 
..  58 
16 
0 
1  .  497  . 
...  521  17 
0 
1  „  . 
37  . 
..  38 
17 
0 
Associates  .  10  . 
...  5  5 
0 
— 
Affiliated  societies  8  . 
...  10  10 
0 
79 
-£97 
13 
0 
Commutations  9 
\ 
=  <£197  8s. 
i 
673 
<£873  12 
0 
Deduct  Loss 
276  3 
0 
Net  Increase  in 
.  1 
Income  . 
<£597  9 
0 
Resignations. 
4  guineas  . 
.  0 
.._  0 
0 
0 
2 
.  23 
...  48 
6 
0 
1  „  . 
.  124 
...  130 
4 
0 
New  Fellows,  &c. 
...  .  .  . 
673 
Deduct  resignations  f 
226 
147 
,£178  10 
0 
and  deaths  ...  . 
...  j 
Total  Loss... 
226 
<£276 
3 
0 
Numerical  Increase 
447 
The  total  number  of  Fellows,  members,  associates,  and  affiliated 
societes  is  now  exactly  4750. 
A  scheme  for  the  affiliation  of  local  horticultural  societies  was  put 
put  forward  a  year  or  two  since,  and  120  local  societies  have  availed 
themselves  of  it.  The  Council  express  the  hope  that  Fellows  will 
promote  the  affiliation  of  local  horticultural  or  cottage  garden  societies 
in  their  own  immediate  neighbourhood. 
Conference  on  Lilies. 
The  Council  have  decided  to  bold  a  conference  on  an  exhibition  of 
Lilies  at  Chiswick  in  connection  with  one  of  the  ordinary  fortnightly 
meetings,  at  which  special  exhibits  of  Lilies  will  be  invited.  The  con¬ 
ference  will  take  place  on  July  16th,  but  the  exhibition  of  flowers,  &c., 
will  be  continued  on  the  17th,  the  owners  of  rare  or  valuable  plants 
having  the  option  of  removing  them  at  the  close  of  the  first  day. 
At  the  request  of  some  of  the  Fellows,  the  Council  have  arranged 
to  send  (in  the  week  preceding  it)  a  reminder  of  every  show  to  any 
Fellow  who  will  send  to  the  R.H.S.  Office,  117,  Victoria  Street, 
Westminster,  twenty-four  halfpenny  post-cards,  fully  addressed  to 
himself,  or  to  whomsoever  he  wishes  the  reminder  sent. 
The  Council  recommend  that  the  salaries  of  the  principal  officers  of 
the  society — the  secretary,  the  superintendent,  the  cashier,  and  the 
assistant-superintendent,  should  continue  as  heretofore. 
The  programme  for  the  ensuing  year  will  be  found  in  the 
arrangements  for  the  year  1901,  lately  issued  to  all  Fellows. 
Subjoined  is  the  usual  revenue  and  expenditure  account,  with  the 
balance-sheet  for  the  year  ending  December  31st,  1900. 
ANNUAL  REVENUE  AND  EXPENDITURE  ACCOUNT  FOR  YEAR  ENDINO  31st  DECEMBER,  1900. 
Dr. 
To  ESTABLISHMENT  EXPENSES— 
Salaries  and  wages . 
Rent  of  office . 
Printing  and  stationery  .... 
J ournal — printing  and  postage 
Postages . 
Coal  and  gas . 
Donation  to  Primula  and  Auricula  Society 
Miscellaneous . 
Commission  on  advertisements,  Journal,  &c. 
Painting  Orchids  certificated  . 
-  3051  11  11 
3  4  0 
Bindley  Library . 
SHOWS  and  MEETINGS— 
Rent  of  Drill  Hall  and  cleaning 
Temple  Show  ...... 
Crystal  Palace  Fruit  Show 
Labour  . 
Expenses  of  floral  meetings  and  conferences 
PRIZES  and  MEDALS— 
Rose  Show . 
Committee  awards,  &c . 
CHISWICK  GARDENS— 
Rent,  rates,  taxes,  and  insurance 
Superintendent’s  salary  . 
Pension  late  superintendent 
Labour  . 
Implements,  manure,  soil,  packing,  &c. 
Coal  and  coke  .... 
Repairs . 
Water  and  gas  .... 
Miscellaneous  .... 
<£676  2  0 
203  3  0 
514  18  8 
1238  6  2 
154  5 
5  3 
10  0  0 
156  7  2 
42  11  6 
50  14  6 
6 
5 
By  ANNUAL  SUBSCRIPTIONS 
„  SHOWS  and  MEETINGS— 
Temple  Show 
Crystal  Palace  Fruit  fellow 
Drill  Hall  meetings  . 
Cr. 
<£5322  6  7 
,£1242  6 
264  17 
40  17 
„  ADVERTISEMENTS  IN  JOURNAL 
„  SALE  OF  JOURNALS  . 
„  MISCELLANEOUS  RECEIPTS  . 
130  4  6 
694  15  3 
321  11  2 
109  3  7 
59  16  10 
65  0  0 
300  12  5 
249  0  1 
200  0  0 
180  0  0 
676  5  0 
117  17  5 
265  5  6 
38  11  9 
18  19  3 
71  14  4 
1315  11  4 
365  12  5 
BALANCE  TO  GENERAL  REVENUE  ACCOUNT 
1817  13  4 
6553  13  0 
1639  14  9 
DIVIDENDS— 
Davis  Bequest  and  Parry’s  Legacy  . 
Consols,  ,£1750  ..... 
Local  loans,  <£3700  .... 
Rupee  paper,  37,000  rupees 
„  INTEREST  ON  DEPOSIT  . 
„  PAINTING  ORCHIDS  CERTIFICATED 
„  PRIZES  and  MEDALS  .  .  ,  . 
„  CHISWICK  GARDENS— 
Produce  sold 
Students’  fees  . 
Admissions 
Inspection  of  gardens 
Miscellaneous  receipts 
To  SUNDRY  CREDITORS  .... 
„  SUBSCRIPTIONS,  1901,  paid  in  advance 
„  ADVERTISEMENTS,  1901,  paid  in  advance 
„  LIFE  COMPOSITIONS,  31st  December,  1899 
Do.  do.  1900 
„  GENERAL  REVENUE  ACCOUNT— 
Balance  1st  January,  1900 
Less  bad  debts . 
,,  Balance  for  the  year  1900,  as  per  revenue  and 
expenditure  account . 
<£8193  7  9 
BALANCE-SHEET,  31st  DECEMBER,  1900. 
By  SUNDRY  DEBTORS— 
Annual  subscriptions  outstanding,  estimated 
at . 
Garden  produce . 
Advertisements . 
Rates  and  taxes  (Chiswick)  paid  in  advance 
Interest  on  investments  .... 
<£29 
6 
9  | 
,£140 
3 
6 
1 
16 
9 
142 
0 
3  i 
998 
2 
0  i 
197 
8 
0 
1195  10 
0 
7601 
4  11 
3 
14 
0 
7597 
10  11 
1639  14 
9 
9237 
5 
8 
<£10,604 
2 
8 
CHISWICK  SCHOLARSHIPS— 
Amount  expended  . 
received  . 
1548  0  9 
414  1 
62  14 
39  9 
516  4  3 
56  18 
45  2 
105  18 
82  9 
4 
10 
3 
7 
290  9  0 
20  1  1 
103  2  6 
55  13  9 
238  16 
31  10 
3  18 
28  19 
34  5 
10 
0 
6 
0 
6 
337  9  10 
<£8193 
£5 
5 
0 
24 
17 
9 
102 
15 
6 
28 
3 
6 
65 
19 
10 
39 
11 
8 
31 
5 
0 
<£227  1  7 
8  6  8 
cost 
We  have  audited  the  books  from  which  the  above  accounts  are  compiled, 
and  certify  that  they  exhibit  a  true  and  correct  statement  of  the  position 
of  the  Society  on  the  31st  December,  1900. 
HARPER  BROS.,  Chartered  Accountants,  10,  Trinity  Square,  E.C. 
INVESTMENTS— 
2^  per  cent.  Consols,  <£2122  8s.  9d.  .  cost  1892  11  3 
(2022  8s.  9d.  of  this  sum  is  held  by  tho 
Society,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the 
will  of  the  late  J.  Davis,  Esq.) 
2|  per  cent.  Consols,  <£1750  . 
3  per  cent,  local  loans,  <£3700 
37,000  rupees,  Indian  rupee  paper 
CASH  AT  LONDON  AND  COUNTY  BANK— 
On  current  account . 
Petty  cash  (head  office) . 
,,  (Chiswick) . 
1768  5 
3925  3 
2462  14 
316  17 
2  7 
0  16 
10,048  13  7 
320  0  10 
,£10,604  2  8 
