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specialise in various q-uestions, e.g., what constituted weed seeds, 

 pure seeds, &c, 



Mr. Devoto attached much importance to the size and number 

 of seeds in a sample and also to the temperature to which the 

 seeds are subjected during analysis. 



Mr. Dorph-Petersen, in summing up the discussion, emphasised 

 the importance of remembering that in dealing with seeds they 

 were dealing with living organisms. It was to be expected, 

 therefore, that differing results would be obtained. He suggested, 

 with regard to Dr. Chmelaf's remarks, that aU those who were 

 interested in comparative analyses should meet at 9 o'clock on 

 Wednesday morning, when his assistants would demonstrate 

 how the samples distributed for comparative tests were drawn 

 at the Copenhagen Station. 



In conclusion, Mr. Dorph-Petersen asked that Seed Testing 

 Stations would inform the new Executive Committee, which 

 would be appointed on Thursday, what varieties of seeds were of 

 particular interest to them, e.g., cotton to Egypt. 



In the evening a number of the delegates were conducted 

 round Emmanuel College and its grounds by the Bursar. 



Tuesday, 8th July. 



Morning Session. 



The Congress assembled at 9.30. a.m. 



Dr. Volkart submitted for consideration the draft Constitution 

 of the European Seed Testing Association, copies of which had 

 previously been circulated to the delegates, and made explanatory 

 comments. (The approved Constitution appears in the report 

 of Thursday afternoon session.) He suggested that a special 

 provisional committee should be appointed to consider his draft 

 and any suggestions made by the delegates, and to place the 

 results of their deliberations before the Congress at a later session. 



Dr. Ghmelar expressed the view that the title of the Association 

 should be identical in the three languages, viz., English, French 

 and German. He further suggested the desirability of appointing 

 a vice-president, which was not provided for in the draft Con- 

 stitution. He enquired what would happen to the assets of the 

 Association in the event of its dissolution, and suggested that in 

 such an eventuality they might be handed over to the Inter- 

 national Agricultural Institute, Rome. 



Mr. Clark enquired whether the question of extending the 

 Association so as to make it international had been considered, 

 and if so whether the basis for admitting members from North 

 America had been provisionally settled. Sir Lawrence Weaver 

 stated that when the proposal was made at Copenhagen for the 

 formation of an Association they had no cognisance of any definite 

 desire on the part of American Governments to participate, but. 

 in view of the apparent demand for an Association of a truly 



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