REPORT OF THE CONFERENCE ON GENETICS. 81 
THE VISIT TO GUNNERSBURY AND KEW, &c. 
On Friday, August 8, the members of the Conference with their lady 
friends went on a visit to the country house of Mr. Leopold de Rothschild 
at Gunnersbury, and later in the day visited Kew Gardens. Conveyances 
for the accommodation of the guests left the Society’s Hall in Vincent 
Square at 10.80. The guests broke their journey at the Natural History 
Museum, South Kensington, where they were most courteously received 
by Dr. Rendle and Dr. Smith Woodward. These gentlemen acted as 
guides—the former to the Botanical Section and the latter to the Geo- 
logical Section. The foreign guests were greatly interested in the collec- 
tions of the great Sir Joseph Banks, which are here stored in a gallery 
beautifully fitted up for the purpose. After a most pleasant leave-taking 
the guests entered their carriages and proceeded to Gunnersbury. 
Mr. Leopold de Rothschild himself was absent in Switzerland, but the 
guests were received by his son, Mr. Lionel de Rothschild. They then 
strolled through the beautiful gardens and were particularly struck with 
the quaint Japanese garden where there was everything to delight the 
botanist. -The professors constantly made notes of what they saw. They 
then returned to the mansion, where luncheon was served in the double 
drawing-rooms. 
DEJEUNER. 
Darnes de Saumon froid. Sauce Romaine. 
Chaud. 
Cotelettes de Mouton aux Champignons. 
Poulets rotis aux Cressons. 
Froid. 
Mayonnaise de Volaille. 
Langue de Beeuf a la Gelée. 
Salade. 
Macédoine de Fruits. 
Tartes de Fruits. 
Gateaux. 
Glaces. 
Café. 
After luncheon Dr. Erwin Smith, of Washington, D.C., U.S.A., rose 
and said :—Mr. Lionel de Rothschild, will you allow me in the name of 
the foreign delegates of this great Conference to thank you, Sir, and your 
world-renowned father for the delightful courtesy and generosity which 
you have extended to us to-day, and which, great as indeed it is, is only 
a continuation of the wonderful hospitality we have enjoyed during our 
visit to England? I think many of us, at least those who have not been 
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