XVlii PK0CEED1NGS OF THE EOYAL HOKTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 



Mrs. J. Holmes Poulter, H. Preston, Mrs. C. F. Rawson, Mrs. Sansom, 

 P. Kerr Smiley, Mrs. E. J. Stannard, Mrs. Stutchbury, Lady Edmund 

 Talbot, Herbert H. Walford, J.P. 



Fellows resident abroad (7).— A. A. Benson (Brisbane), Gustave 

 Croux (France), N. C. Ghosh (India), A. Gravereau (France), Miss C. E. 

 Hulbert (Geneva), D. McCullum (Johannesburg), Louis Voraz (France). 



Associate (1). — Miss J. Dyer. 



Societies affiliated (3). — Brewood Horticultural Society, Doncaster 

 Horticultural Society, Stratford Horticultural Society. 



A lecture was given on " Rock Gardens — Natural and Artificial " by 

 Mr. R. Lloyd Praeger, B.A. 



DEPUTATION TO THE BERLIN INTERNATIONAL 

 EXHIBITION. 



Apeil, 1909. 



What may be regarded as the great International Horticultural 

 Exhibition of the year 1909 was held at Berlin in the beginning of April 

 last. 



The Grosse Internationale Gartenbau Ausstellung was organized by 

 the Royal Prussian Horticultural Society, which deserves to be con- 

 gratulated on the results of its efforts and the unqualified success of the 

 undertaking. I 



The building selected for the Exhibition consisted of two lofty halls 

 at the Ausstellung shallen, adjoining the grounds of the Berlin Zoological 

 Gardens. These halls are within easy reach of all parts of the City by 

 rail and tram, and have been specially constructed for Exhibition purposes. 

 They cover altogether about two and a half acres. In addition to the 

 extensive floor space there are side aisles, spacious galleries, separate rooms 

 and annexes, affording complete accommodation for all kinds of exhibits, 

 also facilities for visitors to obtain a good general view of the collections, 

 as well as access to all the novelties. 



The total amount offered for competitions and prizes by the Society 

 and others amounted to about £3,600. 



This was practically the first attempt made in Berlin to hold a great 

 International Horticultural Exhibition. The Royal Prussian Horti- 

 cultural Sociely, which undertook charge of it, is a comparatively 

 small Society, numbering about 1,000 members, with a subscription 

 of twenty marks annually (a little over £1). In spite of this, the 

 Exhibition was extremely well organized, and it appeared to receive the 

 hearty support of the leading people throughout Germany. The list of 

 guarantors was strikingly large. 



At the invitation of the Council the following countries sent special 

 representatives to be present at the opening ceremony and to take part in 

 the social and other functions associated with it, viz. : France, Belgium, 

 Holland, Sweden, Russia, Denmark, Italy, and Great Britain. The 

 representatives of the Royal Horticultural Society were Sir Daniel Morris, 

 K.C.M.G., V.M.H., and Mr. Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S., V.M.H., but owing 



