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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



July 30. \ INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS ON PLANT BREEDING. 



„ 31. ( Evening Reception on July 30. . Exhibition on July 31. 

 Aug. 1. ( Banquet on August 2. 

 „ 2.i Sessions of the Congress on July 31, August 1 and 2. 

 „ 14. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. R. Cock, on Artizans' 



Gardens in Large Towns. 

 „ 28. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. R. H. Curtis, on 

 Meteorology in its Relation to Horticulture.* 

 Sept. 11. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. T. S. Dymond, H.M.I., 

 on the Education of Cottage Gardeners. 

 „ 19. NATIONAL ROSE SOCIETY'S AUTUMN SHOW. 

 ,, 25. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. John C. Umney, on 

 Distillation of Perfumes from Flowers. 

 Oct. 9. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by the Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, 

 V.M.H., on the Origin and Peculiarities of Climbing Plants.* 

 ,; 16.) SHOW OF BRITISH-GROWN FRUITS. Lecture on Octo- 

 „ 17. ) ber 16, by Dr. Josiah Oldfield, on the Food Values of Fruits. 

 „ 23. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. F. J. Baker, on 

 Horticultural Education.* 

 Nov. 6. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. E. H. Wilson, on the 

 Chinese Flora. 



„ 20. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture by Mr. George Massee, 

 V.M.H., on Some Recent Researches at Wisley.* 

 /SHOW OF COLONIAL-GROWN FRUIT AND VEGE- 

 Dec. 4.1 TABLES, AND OF HOME-PRESERVED FRUITS AND 

 5. j VEGETABLES. Lecture on December 4 by Mr. Archd. 

 { Brooks (of Dominica), on the West Indian Lime. 

 „ 11. Exhibition and Meeting. Lecture on Japanese Fruits. 

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" 14 | NATIONAL POTATO SOCIETY'S SHOW. 

 1907 



Jan. 8 and 22. Exhibitions and Meetings. 



* Lecture illustrated by Lantern Slides. 



Except on May 29-31 and July 10-11, all the above Shows will be held in the 

 Eoyal Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W., and Fellows will be 

 admitted free at 1 p.m. ; the public at 2 p.m. on payment of 2s. %d. 



A reminder of every Show will be sent in the week preceding to any 

 Fellow who will send to the R.H.S. Offices, Vincent Square, S.W., a 

 sufficient number (30) of halfpenny cards ready addressed to himself. 



15. LETTING OF HALL. 



Fellows are earnestly requested to make known among their friends 

 and among other institutions that the Royal Hoeticultueal Hall is 

 available, twelve days in each fortnight, for Meetings, Shows, Exhibitions, 

 Concerts, Conferences, Lectures, Balls, Banquets, Bazaars, Receptions, 

 and other similar purposes. The Hall has a floor surface of 13,000 square 

 feet. It is cool in summer and warm in winter. For a Concert it will 

 seat 1,500, or for a public meeting 2,000. It is undoubtedly the lightest 



