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PROGRAMME OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S 



( Continued). 



Shows, Meetings, and Lectures for 1909 



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Date. Time. 

 July. 6. ) -SUMMER SHOW OF FLOWERS, FRUIT, VEGETABLES AND 



GARDEN SUNDRIES AT HOLLAND PARK, KENSINGTON ... 12—7 

 Special Prizes offered for various Fruits, &c. (To obtain 

 Schedule, see advt. page 61). 



„ 20.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for various Fruits. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Prof. R. H. Biffen, M.A., on " Mendelism aud 



Barley"* 3—4 



,, 21.— Carnacion and Picotee Show. (See advt- page 59.) 1 — 6 



23.— Sweet Pea Show. (See advt. page 59.) 12.30—7 



Aug. 3.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Melons and Gooseberries. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. Fred W. Moore, A.L.S., V.M.H., on 



" Water Plants " * 3—4 



„ 17.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c. ... 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Potatoes and Beans, French or Kidney. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. Walter F. Reid, F.I.S., F.C.S.. on " Bees 



in relation to Gardening " * 3—4 



31.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c. 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Peaches, Nectarines and Plums. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H., on " The Gardens 



by the Lake of Como " * ... •. 3—4 



Sept. 14.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Apples, Pears, Plums, and Damsons. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. Edward A. Bunyard, on " The Physiology 



of Pruning " * 3—4 



,, 16.— Autumn Rose Show. (See advt. page 59.) 1—6 



28.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1— 6 



Special Prizes offered for Vegetables, Salads, and Autumn 

 Strawberries. 



Meeting, and the SECOND MASTERS' MEMORIAL LECTURE by 

 Prof. Hugo de Vries, on " The Production of Horticultural 



Varieties."* Chairman, Professor Bateson, F.R.S., V.M.H. ... 3—4 



Oct. 12.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Grapes, Plums, Raspberries, &c. 

 Affiliated Societies Fruit Competition. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. Thomas H. Mawson, Hon. A.R.I.B.A., on 



" Some Gardens of the later Renaissance " * 3 — 4 



Conference of Horticultural Mutual Improvement Societies 4—5 



26.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—6 



Special Prizes offered for Apples and Pears. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by the Rev. Prof. G. Henslow. M.A., V.M.H., on 



" Remarkable Instances of Plant Dispersion " 3 — 4 



Nov. 9.— Exhibition of Flowers. Plants, Fruits, &c 1—5 



Special Prizes offered for Potatoes and Onions. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. Edwin Beckett, V.M.H. , on " Some Beauti- 

 ful Shrubs "* 3—4 



23.— Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits. &c. 1—5 



Special Prizes offered for Apples and Pears. 



Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. J. A. Alexander on " Spices " * 3—4 



Dec. 1.— Show of Colonial-Grown Fruit and Vegetables, and of Home-Bottled 

 Fruits, and Vegetables, Jams.and Jellies. (To obtain Schedule, see 



advt. page 61.) 12.30—6 



Lecture by Mr. Robt. Newstead, A.L.S., F.E.S., on " West Indian Insect 



Pests" 3-4 



2.— Show of Colonial-Grown Fruit, &c, continued 10—6 



7. — Exhibition of Flowers, Plants, Fruits, &c 1—5 



Special Prizes offered for Vegetables. 

 Meeting, and Lecture by Mr. C. Herman Senn, on " The Cooking of 



Vegetables" 3 — 4 



8. — Perpetual Flowering Carnation Show. (See advt. page 59.) 1—5 



1910. 



Jan. 10.— Examination for Employes in Public Parks and Gardens 10—1.30 



,, 11 & 25— Exhibitions and Meetings 1—5 



* Lecture Illustrated by Lantern Slides. 

 Except on May 25, 26 &27, and on July 6-7, all the above Shows will beheld in the Royal 

 Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W., and Fellows will be admitted at 

 lp.m. on showing their tickets at the entrance, and the public at 2 p.m. on payment of -2/6. 



R.H.S. Fellows Tickets admit to all the above shows as well as those mentioned on advt. 

 page 59, and " The Garden " Flower Show to be held in the Society 's Hall on July 28. 

 Full particulars relating to the Special Prizes offered for Fruits, Vegetables, Ac, at the 

 fortnightly Meetings of the Society will be found in the " Book of Schedules for 1909," which < 

 can be obtained from the R.H.S. Office, Vincent Square, London, S.W., price 6d.J 



<£J 



R.H.S. Advertisement Office :— VINCENT SQUARE, WESTMINSTER. S.W. 



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