— any 1, 1919,] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 59. 
— mM ч» йлы па сей к oio gaye cisn firs E pres pis - regular business, and th« e: conum w Todd (two of the original members 
Bic as the seson was far advanced, zvalable ship- oP рог - N t im^ a Iorded Was taken tul qiiem Association), Sir M. Mitchell Pm 
', Bing space x all and пошык changes high, but the ue АКОШ stated that while flov wer- Des and Mr Ex ter Loney, who for a number 
Niommittee dia the best it could for the trade by acting growers should not revert wholly to flower culti of years acted : sui rary secretary. n 130 
[ЩЩ tho uin e promptitu pod Scie dees decia vation, they would be at liberty to gradually re- members were serving with the Army and Navy, 
1 The compi эш he year, Бр бро E Hara duce their cultivation of  foodstufís. t was ind 12 had made the supreme sacrific : wa 
ill be really useful. agreed that a protest against the im portation of the intention of the Council, however ake 
rag enr bers have bee Кейын Ue Dutch flowers should be made to the Board of measures in the current session to hav Ды; mem- 
ake Ted р Soar nite eon ths =» ae Trade, and that the Prohibition Order should bership put on a tisfactory looting: 
ade in the Horticultural Press to special be enforced in this case. he proposal on the t was intimated poen the Associatior d de 
ich hava arisen. The publication of a Bulle. part of America to prohibit the importation of cided to uod ttish National Potato. Ех 
п under consideration Юг some time, and ^ most European horticultural produce gave rise bition in самаре Market, Edinburgh, 
at a meeting in September, The Bulletin to considerabl и 3 RA л ы à éd t №. 
аг at intervals, as the Committee may deter- о considerable comment, and it was agreed that оп October @ and 30, and that t the preliminary 
ill be sent to member. the Federation request the Chamber of Horti- prize list of the Exhibition was almost 
Es 2 Seurin the è ee De culture to approach the American Embassy, pleted, and would be issued immediately Tt 
Коза сел ind. federations. аш the Board of Trade, and the Belgian and French was also intimated that the venture had receive 
octi ics н ity. This movement authorities, with a view to obtaining a reversal financial and other support from the Corporation 
ө President and Secretary have an of thi ev ares as a general prohibition of this of Edinburgh, the Highland and Agricultural 
sulted m the inauguration the Cha n kind would, if enforced, prove a great hardship ^ Society of Scotland, the Board of Agriculture for 
ulture, with the approval and good wishe ` b è 5 
E" я M Hon. R. E. Prothero, President of the bos 10 French and Belgian as well as British horti Scotland, and a considerable number of gentle- 
ligt Trade; Dr, Keeble, Controller of Horticulture, and cultural traders. men interested in the promotion of the Exhibi- 
tion, tha e guarantee fund amounted to 
T3 000, and donations to th ize sin d amount 
eji ing to over . had been announced. A num- 
TA ber of special prizes for fruit va vegetables 
e had also been offered. i | 
Y he Most Hon. the Marquis of Linlithgow i 
bu was re-elected honorary president, and Mr. Fife | 
lant 7 lect president for 191€ Messrs 
at ing and . ie were elec vice-presi- | 
dents in plac r. Smith and Mr. H. Thom 
p E ho ed by rotation, and the secretary 
and treasurer, x A. Ri dson d the 
Я auditors, Messrs, Robertson and Carphin A 
ёё were re lected. f 14 candidates for eight 
Ann vacanci the Council the rer a were 
Hal, elected : М lichgate vetoun Gar- 
len : dens, West Lothi: ; M: alcolm Phillie са 
ent i oad Nurserie "Edinburgh; ett, 
E A., Sweethope, Midlothian: Ma jen 
Lr Bonaly Gardens dam hian; J. Rowe, Princes 
ш Street Gardens, Edinburgh ; J. Forbes. Edin- 
ad burgh; A. М. Grates "Edinburgh: R. T. Nai- 
E Edinburgh. 
ота wing о the falling off in subscribers, due to 
th 5 other causes, there was a deficit 
of ; appro nately £80 on the revenue account for 
A the 
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а Obituary. 
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pas 
H^ George Bunyard.—The death of Mr. — 
bri Bunyard, V.M.H., on January 22, = re- 
rted in Gard. Chron., January 25, 
moves a notable personality from the world of 
horticulture. all, and Posie with а fine 
presence, endowed wi ability as an 
organiser, possessing a vo derfülly wide kno 
ledge of fruits and of the nursery and fruit кайс, 
d a ki g acious m hich 
ci 
AA 
% 5% 
; he also had a kindly and gr: anner, whi 
i enable to me kee] very large 
number of friends, Soi nq ntlv oss created 
Н Һу his death will be deeply felt far outside the 
m". family circle. т і Bo} Bun 
2, yard entered his father’s office in 1855. Com- 
» ! mencing in the seed department, he subs кош, 
acquired a thorough knowledge fruits, 
sí fers, hardy "vni and e" eous plants. 3 
! that early period the firm only a local trade 
2 THE LATE GEORGE BUNYARD, V.M.H. ut from time to time more land waé en, and 
в! a great advance was made in 1869, when t 
Wow other influential people, The Committee consider thas. H. Curtis, had now famous Allington Nurseries were started 
Ah а henge M cn be reni supported, and аан iens pri t proposed bulletin, the with 20 acres. The utmost secrecy was necessary 
g The offi ee c eg © рг ings concluded wi rote. of Te s їп obtaining the land, as farming was à: goo 
hanked "gv A mittee were heartily to Mr. Monro for pres Bitsy g- business then, and it was only by careful dinlo- 
s дуг, чб wae service Mr. Geo. Monro, macy that acreage could be secured The 
^ plobley and Со а Sa sident, же H t бом Bunt m 1 be : i In 1 Е os 
' : A d SEP S & Tesult о eorge Bunyard was partner, an ле 
^, pem сч. W. A. Cull, F. W. pr SCOTTISH EEE DNA business was коза 4 in ral dite tions. He was 
оп and A Yi Segar, E. Stevens, E. T : January 14.—The annual ess meeting of а prominent member of the great Apple Confer- 
ae the commu ilson were re gt omm ‘members this Association was held at Dowell’ s Rooms ence; 1883. where his expert knowledzé prov 
ons. mbert mittee, and Mess nes, 18, George Street, Edinburgh, on this dat Mr. of such great value that he was made chairman 
сапе Ri. | rae Gay were elected to ЊЕ, t: Fife, the HM E = the chair, of the Fruit Conference held at Edinburgh in 
M After Б trom res ignations. and there was an attendance 0 1886. He was the moving spirit in carrying ou 
e En iy discussing X matter the/meeting ^ report by the Council stated that the od the. Сх Fxhibition of Fruit, held at the. Guild- 
eders i i eed “ That the Br itish Florists . work of the session had been carried on as usual, 1 mdon, їп 1890, for which service the 
Mortician еган ched to the Chamber. of .. and that the average attendance at the monthly ^ Fruiterers' Company made him a freeman of the 
on Monro. sta e reply to one question rais eetings уа er than in the preceding (City. In e became Master “of , 
jd amber irs, that privat f the . sessions. wing, however, to t , and to a omnany, and celebrated the ‘occasion by énter- 
pg terest a» the! I^ no sense have a cont ee heavy death-roll, there was a marked decrease taining the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs and a large 
file. г: shal T representation was limited `b; = the membership. No fewer than four of с gathering of rias at De Kevser's Hotel. 
> ! The Presid welve "honorary members had passed aw e was one first to receive the Victoria 
ident invited suggestions and criti- Hater the year, viz., Messrs. Alex. anak maie Medal of оси and served for 34 years 
