8 REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE ON GENETICS. 
Herr C. L. W. Noorduijn, of Groningen, Holland, on “‘ The Hereditary 
Transmission of Colour in Cross-Breeding.”’ 
F. J. Chittenden, Esq., of the Biological Laboratory, Chelmsford, 
England, on “The Influence of the Parents on the Colour of the Hybrid.” 
Professor E. Pfitzer, of the University of Heidelberg, on ‘‘ Hybridisa- 
tion and the Systematic Arrangement of Orchids.” 
de Barri Crawshay, Esq., of Sevenoaks, England, on “ Hybrid 
Odontoglossa.”’ 
Professor John Macfarlane, of Philadelphia, U.S.A., on “The Occur- 
rence of Natural Hybrids in the genus Sarracenia.” 
C. T. Druery, Esq., F.L.S., V.M.H., of Acton, England, on “ Fern 
Breeding.” 
6.30. Dinner to the Foreign Members of the Conference at the Hotel 
Windsor, Victoria Street, at the kind invitation of the Horticultural Club. 
—Morning Dress. 
Wednesday, August 1. 
10.30 to 12.15. THrrp Session of the Conference. 
Dr. E. Tschermak, of the Hochschule fiir Bodencultur, Vienna, on 
“The importance of Hybridisation in the Study of Descent.” 
Prof. Rosenberg, of the University, Stockholm, on “ Cytological Inves- 
tigations on Plant Hybrids.” 
Prof. C. H. Ostenfeld, of Copenhagen, on “ Castration and Hybridisa- 
tion in the genus Hieracium.” 
Monsieur Noél Bernard, of the University, Caen, France, on “The 
Germination of Orchids”? : with Lantern Slides. 
BE. A. Bunyard, Esq., of Maidstone, England, on “ Xenia.” 
12.30. Special Train leaves Victoria Station. 
1.80. Luncheon at Burford, at the kind invitation of Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., V.M.H., President of the Society, and Lady 
Lawrence. 
Thursday, August 2. 
10.30 a.m. to 1. JourrH Session of the Conference. 
Miss Saunders, of Newnham College, Cambridge, England, on “ Certain 
Complications arising in the Cross-Breeding of Stocks.” 
Dr. Erwin Smith, of the Department of Agriculture, Washington, 
U.S.A., on “ The work of the U.S.A. Bureau of Plant Breeding.” 
Sir Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., V.M.H., of Barbados, West Indies, on 
“ The Improvement of the Sugar-Cane ve Selection and Hybridisation.” 
Monsieur Phillipe de Vilmorin, of Paris, on “ Hybrid Wheats.”’ 
Prof. C. A. Zavitz, of Guelph, Canada, on “ The Breeding of Oats, 
Barley and Wheat.” 
Charles E. Saunders, Esq., Ph.D., of Ottawa, on “The Inheritance 
of Awns in Wheat.”’ 
Dr. L. Wittmack, of the Royal Agricultural College, Berlin, on 
“ Solanum Commersonii, the Swamp-Potato.”’ 
H. H. B. Bradley, Esq., of Sydney, Australia, on “ Hybridising at the 
Antipodes.”’ 
