00lll0p^ Jiatitralists' JFi^Itr dhxh. 



April 26th, 1884. 



The Annual Meeting of this Club was held at the Free Library, Hereford, on 

 Thursday, to fix the dates and places of meeting for the present year, and to pass 

 the Accounts of the Club. The following are the meetings fixed upon : — 



Thursday, May 15th. — Pandy, for the Black Mountains and Cwm Yoy Rocks. 



Thursday, June 19th. — Leominster, for Bache Camp and Berrington Woods. 



Tuesday, July 15th. — (Ladies' Day), Ludlow, for the Gorge of the Teme at 

 Down ton. 



Monday, August 25th. — Eoss, for Great and Little Doward. 



Thursday, October 16th. — For the Fungus Foray. 



The Accounts of the Club were examined and passed, as were also those of 

 the Herefordshire Pomona. The last part, vii, of this beautiful work, was 

 announced to be in a forward state of preparation. It will be larger than any of 

 the preceding ones, for besides the necessary introduction, indices, &c., it will 

 contain no less than 15 coloured plates. In order to render this work the more 

 useful to our orchards, a deputation, consisting of Dr. Hogg, of London, Mr. 

 George H. Piper, and Dr. Bull, was appointed to attend the Congress of the 

 National Pomological Society of France, which is to be held at Rouen, in the first 

 week in October. This deputation will exhibit the Herefordshire Vintage Fruits, 

 both apples and pears, compare them with those from the Normandy orchards, 

 and make arrangements for the introduction, by exchange, of some of the most 

 valuable Norman varieties. 



The Members afterwards dined together at the Green Dragon, when the 

 President read his " Retiring Address." A very learned and excellent paper on 

 "Roman Camps, early and late," was read by the Rev. Prebendary Phillott, 

 M.A., and also a very interesting paper was read by Mr. Henry Southall on 

 " The exceptional character of the winter 1883 — 4." 



The following gentlemen took part in the proceedings : Mr. Geo. H. Piper, 

 F.G.S., the retiring President; the Rev. Charles Burrough, the President-elect; 

 Mr. Henry Wilson, President of the Malvern Club ; Drs. Bull, and Chapman ; 

 the Rev. H. B. D. Marshall, and H. P. Strong ; Messrs. Bainbridge, Burlton, 

 Cam, Carless, Davies, Gilkes, Griffith Morris, Moore, Shellard, Southall, R. 

 Symonds, and Lane. 



