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GENEEAL MEETING. 

 November 22, 1910. 

 Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S.,inthe Chair. 



Fellows elected (22). — E. H. Arnott, Miss C. Baumgartner, Miss 

 Alice G. Bickham, Miss Helen C. Bickham, Hon. Mrs. Claud Biddulph, 

 E. H. Chubb, Mrs. Crofton, Miss A. Davison, Mrs. A. T. Fox, G. E. 

 Fridlington, T. Gordon, H. W. Gunston, W. U. Hill, Mrs. Low, 

 T. B. Mathieson, E. Poulter, E. L. Eeuss, J. E. Simms, W. Stark, 

 the Duchess of Sutherland, Mrs. H. Watson, H. Wilding. 



Fellows resident abroad (2). — John Hughes (West Africa), Alfred 

 0. Jensen (Brussels). 



Associate (1). — M. Fatehudden. 



A lecture on " Plants in Congenial Positions " was given by Mr 

 James Hudson, V.M.H. (see p. 539). 



FOUETEENTH EXHIBITION OF COLONIAL-GEOWN 



FEUITS. 



December 1-3, 1910. 



The Show of Colonial-grown Fruit, held in the Hall on December 1 

 to 3, 1910, was an advance on any of its predecessors. The season of 

 the year brought the hardy fruits of Canada — especially of British 

 Columbia — together with a very fine exhibit of Citrus fruits from the 

 West Indies. The magnificent arrangement of the British Columbia 

 exhibit, comprising some 22 tons of fruit, was by far the most notice- 

 able feature, the brilliantly coloured apples being raised tier upon tier 

 to a height of 20 feet from the floor, and occupying almost a third of 

 the Hall. There was an excellent attendance of Fellows and of the 

 pubhc each day, indicating the increasing appreciation of these shows 

 and their practical usefulness. 



A programme of lectures and demonstrations had been arranged, 

 including "Cider-making," by Mr. B. T. P. Barker, M.A., and Mr. 

 J. Ettle; " Methods of Fruit-growing in the Colonies," by Mr. Henry 

 Hooper; " The Life of a Fruit Farmer in East Kootenay," by Mr. 

 Tormay; "The Preservation of Fruit by Drjdng, " by Messrs. 

 McDoddie; and "Fruit-bottling," by Mr. W. H. Plowman. These 

 were well attended, as was also the cinematograph picture-exhibition 

 representing the scenery and industries of British Columbia. 



The Society was honoured by the presence of the Eight Hon. Sir 

 Edward Grey, Bart., P.C., H.M. Secretary for Foreign Affairs, who 

 opened the Show. He was received at the main entrance by the 

 President (Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., V.M.H.), and the 

 Council of the Society, with the Eight Hon. Lord Strathcona and 

 Mount Eoyal, K.C.M.G., the Mayor' of Westminster (Mr. Councillor 

 Edward L. Somers Cocks), Sir Thomas Elliott, K.C.B., His Excellency 

 Sir Everard im Thurn, K.C.M.G. ; Captain Sir Peter Stewart-Bam, 



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