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your most kind words, and you, ladies and gentlemen, for the kind way in 
which you received them. 
The guests then rambled about the beautiful park and visited the 
gardens and plant houses. Everything was greatly admired. As has 
been said, the day was perfect, and one of the ladies of the party observed, 
“Kverything seems so happy’’—a remark absolutely descriptive of the 
peaceful surroundings, as well as of all the visitors. During the afternoon 
the band of his Majesty’s Royal Artillery played a selection of music. At 
half-past four. tea was served on the lawn, and shortly afterwards the 
members of the Conference and their friends left by special train and 
reached London ata quarter past six, having enjoyed one of the most 
delightful excursions imaginable. 
* * * 
At the Fifth Session of the Conference, held on Thursday, August 2, 
the two following resolutions were passed unanimously :— 
I. Proposed by Professor Wittmack, of Berlin, seconded by Dr. Erwin 
Smith, of U.S.A. Department of Agriculture : 
That the following message be sent to Baron Schroder, 
V.M.H. :—The Foreign Members of the Third International 
Conference on Hybridisation and Plant-breeding, gathered 
from all quarters of the world, and now sitting in the 
Lecture Room of the Royal Horticultural Society, wish to 
congratulate Baron Sir Henry Schroder, Baronet, Victoria 
Medal of Honour, and his fellow-helpers, on the magnifi- 
cent Hall and Buildings which their efforts have raised 
in celebration of the Centenary of the Society. 
II. Proposed by H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S., V.M.H., seconded by Sir 
Daniel Morris, K.C.M.G., V.M.H. : 
That the members of the International Conference on 
Hybridisation and Plant-breeding, gathered from all parts 
of the world, and assembled in the Hall of the Royal 
Horticultural Society of Great Britain, desire to express 
to the President of the United States of America and to 
the Minister of the Department of Agriculture at Washing- 
ton, their hearty appreciation of and thanks for the 
invaluable assistance which has been given to farmers, 
horticulturists, planters, and scientific men throughout 
the whole world, by the liberal distribution of American 
research publications. 
American Embassy, London, August 4, 1906. 
Sir,—I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the resolution 
passed on August 2 by the members of the International Conference on 
Hybridisation and Plant-breeding expressing to the President of the 
United States and to the Minister of the Department of Agriculture 
