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and Charles Whitehead, Esq., nominated by the Royal Agricultural 

 Society ; William Carruthers, Esq., nominated by the Linnean Society ; 

 Prof. H. E. Armstrong, nominated by the Chemical Society ; with Sir 

 John Bennet Lawes. Under this Committee, with but few alterations 

 in their constitution, the direction of the work at Rothamsted has since 

 proceeded. One provision of the trust deed directs the Committee to 

 send a lecturer from time to time to the United States of America to 

 lecture upon the results of the Rothamsted investigations. 



The Jubilee of the Rothamsted Experiments was celebrated on 

 July 29, 1893. The organisation of this celebration originated with the 

 Royal Agricultural Society. At a meeting on March 1, presided over 

 by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, it was resolved : " That some public 

 recognition should be made of the invaluable services rendered to 

 Agriculture by Sir John Lawes and Dr. Gilbert." A subscription list 

 was opened, and with the contributions received a large boulder of 

 Shap granite was erected in front of the laboratory, bearing the 

 following inscription : " To commemorate the completion of Fifty 

 Years of continuous experiments (the first of their kind) in agriculture, 

 conducted at Rothamsted by Sir John Bennet Lawes and Joseph Henry 

 Gilbert. A.D. MDCCCXCIII." A large and distinguished gathering 

 was held in front of the laboratory on the afternoon of July 29, the 

 Rt. Hon. Herbert Gardner, M.P., President of the Board of Agriculture, 

 presided. The Duke of Westminster, as President of the Royal 

 Agricultural Society, presented to Sir John Lawes his portrait, painted 

 by H. Herkomer, R.A., and to Dr. J. H. Gilbert, a silver salver. He 

 also presented congratulatory addresses to both Lawes and Gilbert 

 from the subscribers to the fund, each address being signed by H.R.H. 

 the Prince of Wales. The presentation of a large number of addresses 

 from English and Foreign Societies then followed, including one from 

 the Royal Society. Sir John Lawes and Dr. Gilbert then replied.* 

 A few of the words spoken by Sir John Lawes must be quoted. " That 

 afternoon he had to return thanks to that distinguished and brilliant 

 assembly for their kind congratulations to himself and Dr. Gilbert 

 upon the work that they had been carrying on for the last 50 years. 

 When two people were joined together in marriage they could not 

 part, because they were bound together by very solemn ties. But 

 with regard to himself and Dr. Gilbert the case was quite different, 

 Dr. Gilbert could have left him, or he could have left Dr. Gilbert. 

 Their connection, however, had lasted for more than 50 years. What 

 was the cause ? Nothing less than mutual love of the work they had 

 been engaged in. He (Sir John) had delighted in the work from the 



* The whole of the addresses and speeches will be found in the Eeport of the 

 Jubilee Commemoration, published by the Royal Agricultural Society. 



