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pleasure an offer from Messrs. Watkins & Simpson to give a £10 106-. Cup 

 for flowering Annuals in pots, which will be offered in 1907 for the first 

 time (see pp. 83, 34 of the "Book of Arrangements for 1906 "). Messrs. 

 Barr also continue their offer of a Daffodil Cup. 



27. Lectures in 1905. — The following Lectures have been delivered 

 at the General Meetings of the Fellows during last year, and the Council 

 desire to place on record their heartiest thanks to the Lecturers : — 



Jan. 21. — The Assistant Secretary, on German Methods of Fruit 

 Preserving. 



*Feb. 28. — The Hon. J. H. Turner, on Fruit-growing in British 

 Columbia. 



*Mar. 14.— The Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, V.M.H., on Bud Variation 

 „ 28. — Mr. Frank Pink, on Bananas. 

 April 11. — Mr. T. J. Powell, on Retarded Potatoes. 



25. — Monsieur Albert Maumeme, on the Japanese Dwarfing of 

 Trees, and 



Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H., on the Making of Japanese 

 Gardens in England. 

 *May 9. — Mr. N. Hayashi, on Japanese Horticulture, and 



Mr. Reginald Farrer, on Japanese Plants and Gardens. 



* „ 23.— Mr. E. M. Holmes, on Medicinal Plants Old and New. 

 *June 20.— The Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, V.M.H., on Plants of the 



Bible. 



*July 18. — The Superintendent, on the Wisley Garden. 

 *Aug. 1. — Mr. Charles T. Druery, V.M.H., on British Ferns and 

 their Wild Sports. 

 „ 15. — Prof. H. J. Webber, on the Progress of Fruit Growing in 



the United States. 

 „ 29. — Mr. R. Lewis Castle, on Trees for Towns. 

 *Sept. 12.- The Rev. Prof. G. Henslow, V.M.H.,on the True Meaning 

 of Natural Selection. 

 „ 26. — Mr. W. F. Cooling, on Autumn Roses. 

 Oct. 24.— Mr. W. P. Wright, on Potatoes. 



Nov. 7. —Dr. J. A. Voelcker, M.A., F.I.C., on Chemistry in Relation 



to Horticulture. 

 „ 21.— Mr. E. T. Cook, on Hollies. 

 Dec. 5. — Mr. C. Herman Senn, on Crystallisation of Fruits and 



Flowers. 



* „ 6.— Mr. R. M. Palmer, on the Fruit Industry of British 



Columbia. 



* „ 19. — Prof. Craig, on Orchard Management from a Commercial 



Point of View. 



* Lecture illustrated by Lantern Slides. 



28. Conference of Fruit Growers. — In cannection with the Show 

 of British-grown Fruit, a Conference on Fruit-growing was held by the 

 Society in conjunction with the National Fruit Growers' Federation on 

 October 10, 11, 12, when the subjects discussed included "Foreign 



