of our station, to arrange an international Seed Testing Conference. Mr. Dorph-Petersen 

 adopted the idea, the Danish "Seed Control-Commission'' was also highly interested, and 

 the Royal Ministry of Agriculture gave the necessary sanction to the plan. In the mean- 

 while Sir Lawrence visited Germany and discussed the possibility of arranging the 

 Conference with Professor Dr. A. Voigt in Hamburg who hailed the idea with enthusiasm. 

 Then invitations were sent to all countries. 



Mr. Dorph-Petersen has recently visited several of his colleag-ues in the different 

 countries and, based on his experiences, the particulars of the conference are arranged as 

 you find them indicated in the order of the day. 



The following countries were invited to send representatives: - . 



Argentina 1 delegate 



Austria 2 delegates 



Belgium 2 „ 



Brazil 1 delegate 



Canada 1 „ 



Denmark 2 delegates 



Finland 1 delegate 



France 5 delegates 



Germany 5 „ 



Great Britain attl Irelanrd ..... 5 „ 



Greece 1 delegate 



Holland 2 delegates 



Hungary 1 delegate 



Italy 2 delegates 



Japan 2 „ 



Lettonia 1 delegate 



New-Zealand 1 ,, 



Norway 2 delegates 



Poland .- 1 delegate 



Koumania . . . j 1 „ 



Servia-Slovenia-Croatia 1 „ 



Spain 2 delegates 



Sweden 4 „ 



Switzerland 2 „ 



Tschecoslovakia 1 delegate 



United States of America 5 delegates 



Not all countries have sent delegates; we regret especially that we must do without 

 delegates from Austria, Italy and from the United States of America. Mr. Dorph-Petersen 

 will communicate to you the names of the delegates, whom we have the pleasure of 

 seeing here. ^ 



As. usual in International Conferences in this country the addresses and discussions 

 may be carried on in* English, French or German. 



I must ask the assembly whether it wishes to elect special chairman for the several 

 meetings or if it might prefer the proposal made by the Swedish and English delegations 

 viz. to leave the chairmanship of the whole conference in Danish hands. We are at your 

 service — as you like it — the question can be settled when Mr. Dorph-Petersen has 

 given a detailed account of the plan for the conference. 



I repeat heartily my welcome to you, hoping not only that this little conference 

 may be fruitful to international cooperation for the benefit of agriculture and trade, but 

 that each of you personally may feel at home in this country in which you all are regarded 

 as our friends. I herewith have the honour to declare the conference opened. 



Professor Johannsen introduced Mr. K. Dorph-Petersen, Director 

 State Seed Testing Station, Copenhagen, who made the following speech: 



Monored colleagues and guests! 



May I second Professor Johannsens words and bid my esteemed colleagues and 

 the representatives from the various boards and institutions of agriculture a hearty welcome 

 to Denmark and our State Seed Testing Station! It is my earnest hope, that the dis- 

 cussions in which we will take part during the coming week will set fruit that will be 

 of permanent value in our work and benefit international trade with good seed. 



When Sir Lawrence Weaver about one year ago ^n the occasion of his second 

 visit to the Danish State Seed Testing Station and after visiting the well-known institutions 

 in Hamburg and Wageningen wrote to me suggesting that I take steps to assemble an 

 international seed testing conference in Copenhagen, I received the suggestion with great 

 hesitation. Denmark is a small country v?hose language is only understood here in the 



