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roNFKnF.xrE, .41st mabch to 2np afhil 1950 
CONFERENCE 
ON THE 
AIMS and METHODS IN THE STUDY OF THE DISTRIBUTION OF 
BRITISH PLANTS— March 31 to April 2, 1950 
Tho Conference was very successful, especially in tlie general 
cjuality of the papers presented and in the attendance of memliers and 
friends. We are greatly indebted to Mr. S. M. Walters who at a late 
hour took the place which had been reserved for Mr. A. J. Wilmott, and 
to Mr. C. I). Pigott who prepared his excellent paper in less than a week 
when C’aptain Diver was unable to come. We are very grateiul to the 
Royal Horticultural Society for again providing their premises, to Mr. 
H. E. W. Chalklev, not a member, who acted as an efficient lanternist 
and to Mr. W. R. Price who so efficiently carried through so many of the 
details of organisation. 
The attendance on Ei'iday was 129 (80 members, 28 students and 21 
visitors) and on Saturday 121 (74 members, 2.3 students and 24 visitoi’s). 
The increase in the attendance of students wmdd appear to justify our 
experiment of asking for a reduced fee. 
The lecture given by Dr. A. W. Kloos was greatly appreciated. We 
are grateful to Miss Campbell for conducting the early negotiations with 
the British Council which led to their making a gi'ant of £10 towards 
Dr. Kloos’s expenses in this country. 
We were also fortunate in having as visitors to the Conference Prof. 
R. van der Wijk of Groningen and Prof. K. Faegri of Bergen. 
The Field Meeting to Quendon on Sunday was enjoyable; 57 travelled 
by coach and 7 others met xis at the woods. It was probably the best 
attended field meeting in the Society’s history. 
The Society has published in a separate vmlume all the papers 
given at the Conference and an account of the Field Meeting is to be 
found on p. 66. 
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