lxxxviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



AFFILIATED SOCIETIES CHALLENGE CUP. 



Apples and Pears. 



Six Dishes, distinct, Cooking Apples ; Six Dishes, distinct, Dessert Apples ; 

 Six Dishes, distinct, Dessert Pears, six Fruits to each dish. No two Societies 

 may combine, and each Society competing collects all the specimens shown 

 from amongst its own members only, and not from outside. 



First, Challenge Cup to be held for twelve months, and Silver Gilt 

 Knightian Medal ; 

 Second, Silver Gilt Banksian Medal, 

 i. Knebworth and District Hort. Society. — Hon. Sec, C. H. Sands, Esq., 

 Milestone Road, Knebworth. 



THE BUNYARD SILVER CUP. 



This Cup, value £21, is offered at the Autumn Fruit Shows in 1919 and 1920 

 for the most promising seedling Apple or Pear which has not been previously 

 exhibited at any of the Society's Meetings. Six fruits of the seedling must 

 be exhibited in 191 9 and six more in 1920, in order that the judgment of the 

 previous year may be confirmed — if confirmed in 1920 the Cup will then be 

 awarded ; but if in 1920 the seedling shall not be considered to have maintained 

 its previous promise, the Cup will be offered afresh in 1921. 



In 19 1 9 ' Queen Mary,' shown by Mr. E. J. Parsons, of 18 St. Nicholas 

 Street, Worcester, was chosen as worthy of being seen again in 1920 for this 

 Cup. 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 October 21, 1919. 

 Mr. A. W. Sutton, FX.S., V.M.H., in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (54). — M. C. Atkinson, Lady Beauchamp, W. N. Black, J. 

 Chapman, W. J. Chittenden, J. A. Christopher, J. C. Cobley, Mrs. T. Davies, 

 Miss W. M. Davis, T. W. Dawe, Francis Dean, H. W. Edwards, Mrs. M. Erith, 

 Mrs. M. Evans, Mrs. Garrett, G. Geary, Mrs. C. H. Gray,' Mrs. R. P. Grieve, 

 F. S. Griffith, J. Harding, Mrs. W. Hatch, R. Hayne, G. Hillier, G. Honey, 

 Major C. C. Hurst, Capt. A. E. Innes, A. Jones, Miss C. S. Joule, Mrs. R. E. 

 Lambert, Mrs. A. L. Leon, J. L. Lloyd, H. V. Mackintosh, F. C. Mason, T. H. 

 Mordey, E. R. Priestly, Mrs. L. Railing, D. L. Ramsey, Mrs. M. L. Relph, A. 

 Rendle, Mrs. Rudolf, Capt. J. A. Scott, Mrs. J. A. Scott, Miss R. F. Skelton, 

 B. S. Standen, Lieut.-Col. W. G. Stoner, Capt. P. G. Tillard, H. J. Tremellem, 

 A. H. Walker, Miss M. Wheen, Col. W. L. White, C. Williams, R. Winter, C. H. 

 W r ise, John Youatt. 



Associates (4). — E. S. Allinson, Jas. Dobson, S. W. Sherlock, K. P. W T orsley. 



Affiliated Societies (4). — Orpington Horticultural Society, Stanley and West 

 Croydon Allotment Society, Trecynon Horticultural Society, Tylorstown and 

 District Horticultural Society. 



A lecture on " Soil Sickness and Soil Sterilization " was given by Dr. E. J. 

 Russell, F.R.S. (see p. 237). 



GENERAL MEETING. 



November 4, 1919. 



Mr. A. W. Sutton, F.L.S., V.M.H., in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (35). — Mrs. D. Benham, Miss H. D. Bensley, F. W. Berry, 

 E. G. H. Bishop, W. E. Briggs, W. Bunn, Mrs. I. Chapman, Mrs. E. R. Cutler, J. C. 

 Dewey, Mrs. M. K. Frost, C. Gregson, Mrs. B. Guinness, E. Guye, E. F. Haws, 

 J. E. Hobson, C. E. Hudson, Mrs. J. K. Hull, A. A. Kelsey, W. G. Kent, A. Muir, 

 Mrs. W. H. Newman, W. A. Nicholas, Miss E. Penfold, A. W. Pickard, F. W. 

 Preston, A. W. Sowman, Mrs. P. E. Speakman, Miss V. Rivett-Carnac Toyne 



