\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 The Royal Horticultural Society was founded in 1804 æfor the improvement
of horticultureÆ. It received its Royal Charter in 1809. The RHS maintains an experimental garden at Wisley in Surrey and publishes a number of scholarly works, including periodical magazines, that are read avidly by a vast lay public. \par