SATURDAY, JUNE 27. 



VISITS TO WOBURN AND ROTHAMSTED. 



AT the invitation of His Grace the Duke of Bedford, K.G., 

 a party of Delegates and Members visited the Experimental 

 Fruit Farm at Ridgmont, and subsequently inspected the 

 work of the Rothamsted Experiment Station at the invitation 

 of the Trustees of the Lawes Agricultural Trust. 



The party left London at 10.5 a.m., and proceeded by rail 

 to Flitwick Station, whence they motored through a part of 

 Woburn Park to the Duke of Bedford's Experimental Fruit 

 Farm at Ridgmont. 



The party were here received by the Director, Mr. Spencer 

 Pickering, F.R.S., who conducted them over portions of 

 the Farm and explained the work carried on and the experi- 

 ments in progress. 



After being entertained at luncheon, a short visit was paid 

 to the adjoining Experimental Station of the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society, where the experiments in progress were 

 described by the officer in charge. 



From Ridgmont the party motored via Dunstable to 

 Rothamsted, where they were received and entertained at tea 

 by Dr. E. J. Russell. The laboratories and portions of the 

 Rothamsted Experiment Station, conducted by the Lawes 

 Agricultural Trust, were visited, and the nature of the experi- 

 ments was explained by Dr. Russell and the staff of the 

 Station. 



The party subsequently returned by train from Harpenden 

 to London, which was reached at 7.35 p.m. 



VISIT TO KEW GARDENS. 



At the invitation of the Director a party of Delegates and 

 Members visited the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in 

 the afternoon. They were received by Mr. A. W. Hill, 

 Assistant Director, Dr. Otto Stapf, Keeper of the Herbarium ; 

 and Mr. J. M. Hillier, Keeper of Museums, by whom they 

 were shown round the Gardens. The party was subsequently 

 entertained at tea. 



