EXTRACTS FROM THE PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



NATIONAL EOSE CONFERENCE. 



A National Rose Conference was held in the Chiswick 

 Gardens on July 2nd and 3rd. 1889. 



The Conference was opened on the first day by the Very 

 Rev. the Dean of Rochester, President of the Horticultural 

 Section, and the following papers were read : — " The Pruning of 

 Roses," by the Rev. A. Foster-Melliar, M.A. ; " The Grouping of 

 Garden Varieties," by Mr. W. Paul, F.L.S. ; " On Stocks," by 

 Mr. E. Mawley, Hon. Sec. N.R.S. ; " Roses since 1860," by Mr. 

 George Paul, F.R.H.S. ; "Decorative Roses," by Mr. T. W. 

 Girdlestone, M.A., F.L.S. ; "Rosa polyantha as a Stock," by. 

 Mons. Viviand-Morel. 



The Conference was opened on the second day by J. G. 

 Baker, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S., President of the Botanical Section, 

 and the following papers were read : — " Modern Roses and 

 Hybridisation," by the Right Hon. Lord Penzance ; "A New 

 Classification of Roses," by Professor Francois Crepin ; " Rose 

 Construction," by Dr. Masters, F.R.S., F.L.S. ; "Note on Aus- 

 tralian Roses," by Sir Ferd. von Mueller ; " New Indian Roses," 

 by Dr. George King, F.R.S., F.L.S. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and three members present. 



Mr. W. Gordon, The Nurseries, Twickenham, sent Iris 

 Princess Beatrice. This the Committee desired to see again 

 when more fully developed. 



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