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boys. With Cox's Orange Pippin, the American Mother, and 

 one or two other varieties, they could dispense with the old 

 Ribston. A dozen varieties of Apples might be grown in an 

 average garden, but care should be taken that the soil was 

 not exhausted, as was too often the case, before the planting took 

 place. 



Mr. Basham spoke of the enormous benefits which would 

 accrue to the coal-miners and other hard workers in Monmouth- 

 shire and South Wales if they made a freer use of the Apple. 

 He considered growers had got beyond the stage of carping 

 criticism, and he was certain they could outdo the foreigner in 

 the way of cultivation. Of his own exhibits at the present Show 

 not a single tree was planted nine years ago, and he was so 

 satisfied with his experiments that he would continue them. 

 Most of his exhibits were grown on the Paradise stock, which 

 was much better than the old Crab-tree stock. A very much 

 finer fruit was obtained, and they could depend upon it that if 

 they were to hold their own in face of the large importation of 

 foreign fruit, they must make up their minds to grow something 

 superior to the foreign article. If they did that, he had con- 

 fidence in the future of the British fruit-grower. 



Major Bythway, who had some of the finest Apples in the 

 Show, said he had never grown under glass, and he certainly did 

 not believe in walls. He considered that South Wales was the 

 country for Apple-growing, on account of its moisture. America 

 had the colour, " but," added the speaker, " I beat the Americans 

 this time. I might say," he added, " that I live in a gale of wind ; 

 and if I can grow, anyone with the needful enthusiasm and love 

 for the calling can do as well." 



Mr. A. H. Pearson proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Baillic, 

 and said that the fruit they saw that day showed that Mr. Byth- 

 way had the assistance of something other than the gale of wind 

 which he spoke of. The vote having been carried, thanks were 

 also accorded to Mr. Bunyard for presiding, and the Conference 

 adjourned till the following day. 



Friday. 



In the unavoidable absence of Sir Trevor Lawrence, President 

 of the Society, through illness, the Chair was taken by Mr. 

 George Bunyard, F.R.H.S., at 8.30 p.m., who, after a few words 



