HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9737, 27 May 1897, Page 6

HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.

A meeting of those interested in the formation of a Horticultural Society was held yesterday evening at the rooms of the A. and P. Association. The Hon. E. C. J. Stevens presided. The Chairman said that the Committee appointed by the public meeting, called by invitation to draw up a Constitution of the proposed Society, taking care to conserve the interests of the existing Societies, also to draft, a code of rules, and to report to a general meeting to be held in twenty-eight days, had met on two occasions and had discussed various forms that the Constitution of the proposed Horticultural Sooiety might take, and had come to the following resolution :—"That whilst it is expedient that a Horticultural Society should be formed it seems necessary, as a preliminary step, to ascertain the views of the Societies already existing as to co-operation on their

part." .'" * . Mr Jones moved -" That the Committee be discharged." Mr Murray-Aynslby said he would not be in favour of the Committee being discharged. If they were dismissed the meeting would have to form a Horticultural Society on its own basis, and if that were done the existence of the Chrysanthemum and Rose Societies would result in the death of one of the three.

Mr Low thought that the Committee's report should he received. , Mr Smith moved as an amendment— "That the Committed be requested to confer with the Rose and Chrysanthemum Societies and report to a future meeting." Mr Aynslev seconded the amendment, which was lost, aud the motion was carried.

Mr ■ Low moved, and it was carried— ■"That a Horticultural Sooiety be formed." Mr Smith moved and il> was carried— "That before a constitution of the Horticultural Society be formed, a Committee be elected to confer with the Rose aad Chrysanthemum Societies."..._ ~ , . The following Committeeireteuelected :•— The Horf. E. C. J. Levinge, Messrs Murray-Aynsley, Mitchell, aad Joyce.