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prove to be a useful addition to our late-keeping varieties. This 

 remains to be seen. 



Mr. H. A. Orr, of Bedford, exhibited specimens of his most 

 handy and compact Trays for storing Apples, Pears, &c. 



The Judges. 



The following gentlemen kindly acted as Judges, and the best 

 thanks of the Society are due to them for their labours : — Messrs. 

 H. Balderson, N. Barnes, A. F. Barron, W. Bates, J. Cheal, 

 W. Crump, A. Dean, J. Douglas, T. Glen, C. Herrin, J. Hudson, 

 W. Jarman, J. Maclndoe, H. Markham, G. Norman, A. H. 

 Pearson, W. Pope, T. F. Rivers, J. Smith, 0. Thomas, J. Watkins, 

 J. Wright, G. Wythes. 



confebence. 



Thuksday, October 1. 



The Chair was taken by Mr. George Bunyard, F.E.H.S., of 

 Maidstone, at 3.30 p.m., who at once called on Mr. Edmund J. 

 Baillie, F.R.H.S., F.L.S., of Chester, who read the following- 

 paper : — ■ 



THE IMPORTANCE OF BRITISH FRUIT GROWING 

 FROM A FOOD POINT OF VIEW. 



By Mr. Edmund J. Baillie, F.L.S. 



The subject upon which I have been asked to write a short 

 paper is one which suggests consideration in a direction some- 

 what different from that in which, usually, the thoughts of the 

 Fellows of this Society are invited. The papers read before us 

 usually deal more or less with aspects of practical produc- 

 tion, and deal, in the main, with facts bearing upon various 

 features of horticulture or of botanical science, whilst the paper 

 I am permitted to read to you to-day treats more of an economic 

 subject, bearing more indirectly than directly upon the question 

 of production ; though I wish to show that, if fruit production is 

 to be what we as horticulturists would wish it to be, we cannot 

 afford to lose sight of the circumstances connected with the 

 economic aspect to which I have referred, nor yet of some other 

 features to which I wish more particularly to direct your 

 attention. 



