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To Mr. W. Iceton, Putney, for Lilies of the Valley and flowering plants. 

 To Mr. C. Aubrey Watts, 30 Mark Lane, E.C., for Lilies and Sweet 

 Peas. 



To Mr. W. J. Godfrey, Exmouth, for Oriental Poppies. 



To Percy Waterer, Esq., Fawkham, Kent, for Sweet Peas. 



To Mr. E. Sydenham, Tenby Street, Birmingham, for Sweet Peas. 



The Conference on Roses. 



The following was the programme for the Conference : — 



1. Opening Address, by the Very Rev. the Dean of Rochester, V.M.H. 



2. Professor M. J. Gerome, of Versailles, on " M. Crepin's Arrangement 

 of the Genus Eosa." 



3. Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., V.M.H., on "Two very distinct New Roses 

 from the South- West United States." 



4. Monsieur Viviand-Morel, of Lyons, on " The Production of New 

 Hybrid Roses." 



5. Miss Anne Dorrance, F.R.H.S., of Dorranceton, U.S.A., on " Rose 

 Forcing in America." 



6. Monsieur Maurice de Vilmorin, F.R.H.S., Paris, on "Wild Asiatic 

 Roses." 



7. Miss Jekyll, V.M.H., on " The Beautiful Use of Roses in Gardens." 



8. Mr. Wm. Paul, V.M.H., on " Ever-blooming Roses for Garden 

 Decoration." 



9. Mr. George Nicholson, V.M.H., on " Recently Discovered Chinese 

 Roses." 



10. Mr. Edward Mawley, V.M.H., on " The Sensitiveness of Cultivated 

 Roses to Changes of Weather." 



11. Rev. J. H. Pemberton, M.A., on "Hybrid Teas." 



12. Mr. George Paul, J.P., V.M.H., on "Exhibition Roses." 



13. Mr. Frank Cant, F.R.H.S., on " Decorative Tea Flowering Roses 

 and how to grow them." 



14. Mr. George Mount, F.R.H.S., on " The Cultivation of Roses under 

 Glass." 



15. Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H., on "Roses in and about London." 



16. Mr. Alex. Dickson, F.R.H.S., on " Hybrid Teas." 



17. Mr. Osmond G. Orpen, F.R.H.S., on " Tea Rose Trifles." 



The following Rosarians had also been invited to take part in the pro- 

 ceedings, and we were glad to see several of them present. 



Professor L. Bailey, Cornell University, U.S.A. 



Professor Francois Crepin, Brussels. 



Professor Sergeant, U.S.A. 



Monsieur J. Gravereaux, L'Hay, Paris. 



Mr. C. E. Cant. 



Mr. W. F. Cooling. 



Rev. H. Honywood D'ombrain, M.A., V.M.H. 

 Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, M.A. 

 Mr. George Gordon, V.M.H. 

 Mr. W. Botting Hemsley, F.R.S. 

 Dr. Henry. 



