CXXXvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 October 15, 1907. 

 The Rev. W. C. Howell in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (28).— Marquis of Ailsa, Mrs. Bell, Sir F. D. Blake, 

 Bart., A. E. Burdon, J. A. Clutton-Brock, Miss Coates, James Gray, 

 Lieut.-Col. H. P. Greenwood, Mrs. A. Heath, Rev. W. G. Johnston, M.A., 

 Hon. J. A. Joicey, F. Longster, Mrs. C. E. Lugard, Mrs. Mainwaring, 

 Mrs. W. Mappin, Sir C. S. Milburn, Bart., Hon. Mrs. R. Parker, Stephen 

 Sanderson, Lady Sargood, Mrs. H. L. Savory, James Parker Simpson, 

 Ernest Smith, Henry H. Smith, Edward Spurge, Miss E. Steel, H. A. 

 Strickland, John Vicarage, Mrs. Violet York. 



A lecture on " The Origin and Present Distribution of the British 

 Flora" was given by the Rev. Professor G. Henslow, M.A., V.M.H. (see 

 P- 417). ' 



FOURTEENTH ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF BRITISH- 

 GROWN FRUIT. 



Held at the Society's Hall, Vincent Square, S.W., 

 October 17 and 18, 1907. 



Mrs. McLaren, 56 Ashley Gardens, kindly sent £1. Is. towards the 

 Prize Fund for this Show. 



The Council awarded an extra medal — Silver-gilt Hogg — to Messrs. 

 James Veitch, of Chelsea, for an excellent exhibit of Apples and Pears 

 which was withheld from competition. 



THE JUDGES. 



The following gentlemen kindly acted as Judges, and deserve the 

 best thanks of the Society for their oftentimes very difficult work, viz.— 



Allan, W., Gunton Park Gardens, Norwich. 



Arnold, T., Cirencester Park Gardens, Gloucester. 



Bacon, W. H., Mote Park Gardens, Maidstone. 



Barnes, N. F., Eaton Gardens, Chester. 



Barnes, W., Bearwood Gardens, Wokingham. 



Basham, J., Bassaleg, Newport, Mon. 



Bates, W., Cross Deep Gardens, Twickenham. 



Beckett, E., V.M.H., Aldenham House Gardens, Elstree. 



Blick, C, Warren House Gardens, Hayes, Kent. 



Bowerman, J., Hackwood Park Gardens, Basingstoke. 



Challis, T., V.M.H., Wilton House Gardens, Salisbury. 



Cheal, J., Crawley, Sussex. 



Coomber, T., The Hendre Gardens, Monmouth. 



Cornford, J., Quex Park Gardens, Birchington. 



Crump, W., V.M.H., Madresfield Court Gardens, Malvern. 



Dean, Alex., V.M.H., 62 Richmond Road, Kingston. 



Divers, W. H., Belvoir Castle Gardens, Grantham. 



