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the latest expert information on this very practical subject. The 

 following is the programme proposed : — 



OCTOBER 16, 1908. 

 11a.m. to 1.0 p.m., 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. 



COLONEL WAEDE, M.P., in the Chair. COLONEL LONG, M.P., in the Chair. 



Papers by 

 Mb. GEO. MAS SEE, V.M.H., 



AND 



Mr. H. F. GETTING, F.R.H.S. 



Papers by 

 Professor F. V. THEOBALD, M.A. 



AND 



Mr. G. HAMMOND, F.R.H.S. 



Discussion invited. Discussion invited. 



W. WILKS, Sec. B.H.8. 

 Seats will be reserved for any making application BEFORE October 9. 



20. BOTTLED BRITISH FRUITS, &c, SHOW. 



The Annual Exhibition of British Bottled Fruits will be held on 

 November 26 and 27, 1908, when it is hoped to see a still larger number 

 of exhibits than last year. This is an Exhibition which should prove 

 particularly attractive in domestic circles. Money Prizes and Medals 

 are offered, and this year a new Class (No. 29 in the Schedule) has been 

 added for bcttled fruits to be shown in November 1908, and retained 

 by the Society for a corresponding Show in 1909, when they will be 

 tested by the Judges. The first prize is a Silver Cup. See " Book of 

 Arrangements," page 68. 



21. COLONIAL-GROWN FRUIT SHOW, 1908. 



The President and Council of the Royal Horticultural Society will 

 hold an Exhibition of Colonial-grown Fruits and Vegetables on 

 November 26 and 27. 



In fixing this date the object aimed at is to suit the season which is 

 most likely to find the produce of Canada, British Columbia, and the 

 West Indies in the greatest perfection in London. Opportunity is afforded 

 for each Colony to make Collective Exhibits in addition to the exhibits of 

 individual growers or firms. These Exhibitions were originally organized 

 in 1904, and have been the means of bringing before the British Fruit 

 Merchants and fruit-consuming public the wonderful resources of the 

 Fruit Markets of Great Britain quite independently of the foreigner. 

 The Society's sole object is the advancement of the interest of the 

 Colonies (a) by stimulating the production of better fruits ; (b) by giving 

 advice and assistance in the difficulties ever confronting Fruit Growers ; 

 and (c) by helping to inform the home market. The results have been 

 encouraging ; for even in so short a time as the last three years a dis- 

 tinctly better quality of fruit has been sent, those recently shown being 

 of an improved appearance, less blotched by fungus, scale and other 



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