DEPUTATION TO CAKD1FF. 



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GENERAL MEETING. 

 July 20, 1909. 

 Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (47). — James Allan, Hon. Mrs. Alington, A. E. Akhurst, 

 Mrs. A. Conyers Baker, Dr. F. A. Barton, Mrs. R. Baily, Rudolf Beer, 

 Noel Berridge, H. J. Selborne Boome, Mrs. D. Briggs, Mrs. F. Carter, 

 F. J. M. Christie, Clive Cookson, Mrs. E. M. Crookshank, Miss M. E. 

 Cross, A. J. Elkington, James Gibb, W. Graysmark, Mrs. Greenaway, 

 E. H. Hargreaves, J. C. Hollocombe, Hon. A. Nelson Hood, Mrs. R. Hooper, 

 B. L. Jenkinson, Cecil H. Lepine, Mrs. James Martin, G. W. Neville, 

 Miss H. Paine, E. T. Parker, Miss E. Pengelley, Mrs. T. J. Perry, 

 Norman A. Phillips, R. Potter, Mrs. C. Westcombe Pumphrey, Mrs. 

 W. G. Rawlinson, Noel W. Richardson, Leo. F. Schuster, Charles Scott, 

 David Seth- Smith, A. F. Stewart, Mrs. Sudbury, Mrs. Stuart Trotter, 

 Ferdinand H. Wallis, Lieut. -Col. A. S. Wedderburn, Julius Weil, Charles 

 Willis, Mrs. Hy. Wolryche-Whitmore. 



Fellows resident abroad (3). — Frank Brunton (U.S.A.), R. Galbraith 

 (South Africa), David Tannock (New Zealand). 



Society affiliated (1). — Bush Hill Park Horticultural and Allotment 

 Holders' Association. 



A lecture on " Mendelism and Barley " was given by Professor R. H. 

 Biffen, M.A. 



DEPUTATION TO CARDIFF. 

 July 22, 1909. 



On the occasion of their twenty-first anniversary the Committee of the 

 Cardiff and County Horticultural Society invited a deputation of the 

 R.H.S. to visit their Show, and the following members of Council were 

 deputed to attend, viz., Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., V.M.H., 

 President of the Society ; Mr. Harry J. Veitch, V.M.H. ; Mr. H. B. May, 

 Mr. James Hudson, V.M.H. ; and the Rev. W. Wilks, M.A., Secretary of 

 the Society. 



The deputation was most warmly welcomed on their arrival, and were 

 entertained at dinner on the evening of the 22nd, under the chairmanship 

 of Lord Ninian Crichton- Stuart, at the Angel Hotel. 



On Wednesday, July 22, at 7.15 a.m., in pouring rain, the members 

 of the deputation were most kindly taken for a motor drive by Mr. 

 Councillor Curtis and Mr. Bruckewitch to see the country round Cardiff, 

 and visited Llandaff and Castle Koch and inspected the exterior of the 

 magnificent Cardiff Municipal Buildings. After breakfast the Show 

 was visited, and greatly pleased the deputation was with it, notwith- 

 standing the most unfortunate weather ; and at 1.30 the deputation were 

 the guests of the Most Noble the Marquis of Bute, who entertained them 

 at luncheon, together with the Judges and Committee and many of the 

 leading citizens of Cardiff. Later in the day the deputation left for 

 London, having greatly enjoyed their glance at Welsh horticulture and 

 their experience of Welsh hospitality. 



