Report to the General Meeting. 
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coming summer, and warnings were issued to farmers to burn, 
or otherwise dispose of, the screenings and siftings from thresh- 
ing machines likely to contain the pupa cases of this insect. 
The work in the Botanical Section has been considerably 
more than at this period last year. The general results show a 
continual improvement in the quality of the seeds examined. 
The majority of the samples of Foxtail have greatly advanced, 
both in purity and germination. Rye Grass has almost dis- 
appeared as an adulterant in the better grasses. 
The Schedule of Members' Botanical Privileges has been 
revised, and the attention of Members is especially called to 
this, which is published in the current number of the Journal. 
Fourteen candidates entered themselves for the Society's 
Senior examination, and seven presented themselves on May 
lOtli and following days. 
The following candidates, placed in order of merit, obtained 
First Class Certificates and the Life'Membership of the Society, 
besides qualifying for the prizes stated below : — 
Charles Falcon Archibald, College of Agriculture, Down- 
ton, 25/. 
George Carrington, Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, 
m. 
John William Pitt Muir-Macken^iie, Royal Agricultural 
College, Cirencester, 10/. 
In addition to the above, a Second-class Certificate was gained 
by Khoshvoo B. Jadhava, Royal Agricultural College, Ciren- 
cester. 
By order of the Council, 
J. GALE, 
Acting Secretary. 
