Author: Horticultural Society of LondonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330470398
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 572
Book Description
Excerpt from Transactions of the Horticultural Society of London, Vol. 2 The Society feels a just pride in the protection, which Her Majesty has graciously afforded it, by having become its Patroness: nor less gratification in the remembrance of the lamented Princess Charlotte, who had condescended to be named an Honorary Member. The same place is still occupied by her illustrious Consort, Prince Leopold, whose virtues as well as whose knowledge make him a splendid ornament to the Society. But even in foreign countries, the Society has excited attention, which is strikingly proved by the circumstance, that a Sovereign Prince of Germany (His Royal Highness, the Grand Duke of Saxe Weimar) has honoured it with an application, to be enrolled among its Members. If the external state of the Society is so satisfactory, the internal concerns will not appear to be less so to those, who have an opportunity of observing them. They partly lie open to the judgment of the publick, in the increased number of written communications, of which the Transactions furnish the result, in the frequent and various exhibitions of produce, at the meetings, and the supply of seeds, grafts, and plants, which are distributed. A connection has, for these purposes, been established with almost every part of the globe, by means of the Corresponding Members, which have lately been instituted. Their number is daily augmenting, and very essential advantages may be expected from an intercourse, by which not only much useful information is imparted, but the fruits of the earth transferred to our soil, from the most distant quarters. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
