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forming a book of 327 pages, copies of which were supplied to all 
delegates. Provision was made for the ultimate publication of 
the full proceedings, and the papers presented at the Congress 
are now in the hands of the editorial committee. 
The executive committe of British botanists, charged with 
making detailed arrangements for the Congress, is to be con- 
gratulated on the excellence of their program, and the manner 
in which the numerous items were handled. The efficiency of 
this committee added greatly to the pleasure and convenience 
of the numerous overseas delegates. i 
All meetings were held in the lecture rooms and laboratories 
of Cambridge University; and the majority of the delegates were 
housed in the various colleges of the University. Because of the 
most attractive surrounding, the ample space for conferences, 
exhibits, etc., and the close proximity of the various buildings, 
the numerous delegates who were fortunately able to attend the 
Congress will long remember the pleasant associations there 
formed; and all keenly appreciated the whole-hearted hospital- 
ity and the numerous courtesies extended to them during their 
stay in Cambridge and in England. 
Various important excursions were arranged for visiting 
delegates, before, during, and after the Congress. These includ- 
ed a pilgrimage to Halesworth Church to attend the dedication 
ceremonies of a memorial tablet to Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, 
born at Halesworth, and Sir William Joseph Hooker; to the 
English beech woods in West Sussex, Cheltern Hills, Cotswold 
Hills, and the Wye Valley; to Blakeney Point and Scolt Head to 
spect their maritime vegetation; to Wicken Fen to examine the 
“Ramp vegetation; special field excursions for plant pathologists; 
excursions to the Rothamsted Experiment Station, Harpenden; 
the John Innes Horticultural Institution, Weston; Messrs. Sut- 
ton and Sons Seed Establishment and Trial Grounds, Reading 
ot Messrs. James Carter and Company Seed Estab- 
; ent and Trial Grounds, Raynes Park. Through the cour- 
"y of the President and Council of the Royal Horticultural 
Society, the Garden of this society at Wisley was open to del- 
vep sA same courteous arrangement was made by the weit 
oF aan te Chelsea Physic Garden. A special exhibit of materia 
Bie ric interest was arranged in the Department of Botany, 
sh Museum (Natural History). At Kew a personally con- 
