Report of Seeds and Plant Diseases Committee. Ixxxvii 
statistics of recent years show that 
comparatively few analyses at this 
lower charge are asked for — only 
between 5 and 6 per cent, of the total 
number of samples sent per annum 
— and that members who send feeding- 
stuffs for analysis wish to have the 
full analysis at the 10s. fee, in pre- 
ference to the lower-priced one. 
(&) Mr. Thomas Fawcett : “ Thai 
the privileges of chemical analysis 
should he extended to all members of 
the Society, mhether farmers or mer- 
chants." 
The Chemical Committee consider 
this proposal most undesirable, 
having had this matter under their 
consideration on several previous 
occasions. 
On the motion of Lord Emltn, the 
usual quarterly report of the Chemical 
Committee on cases of impure 
manures and feeding-stuffs analysed 
in the Laboratory was approved and 
adopted, and ordered to be published 
in the Journal. (See page 686.) 
Seed and Plant Diseases. 
Mr. Whitehead (Chairman) stated 
that from a report presented by Dr. 
Voelcker upon the progress of the 
Potato Experiments, it appeared that 
the early application of the BouiUie 
Bordelaise had been made in the case 
of all the experimental stations. As 
yet no disease was reported as having 
made its appearance at any of the 
stations. 
The following letter had been read 
from Miss Ormerod, resigning her 
post of Honorary Consulting Ento- 
mologist to the Society on account of 
ill-health ; — 
[copy]. Torrington House, 
St. Albans, 
July 19 th, 1892. 
Dear Me. Clarke, — I greatly 
regret to be obliged to inform you 
that, in consequence of bad health, 
I find myself compelled to relin- 
quish my post as Hon. Consulting 
Entomologist of the Royal Agricul- 
tural Society of England. 
I need not say the great reluc- 
tance with which I retire from such 
an honourable position, but I have 
now for many months suffered seri- 
ously from ill-health, coincident 
with the pain of neuralgic sciatica 
and am medically advised that 
some reduction in amount of work 
is absolutely necessary for restor- 
ation of my health. Also, I cannot 
feel easy in holding such an impor- 
tant post whilst not able fully to 
cope with all the engaged duties of 
an official position. 
Therefore, with very great re- 
gret, I tender my resignation of 
the oflBce ; but still, should it be 
desired that, pending new arrange- 
ments as to my successor in office, 
1 should reply just to pressing in- 
quiries concerning agricultural in- 
sect pests, with the understand- 
ing that, if requisite, a delay of 
two or three days in reply would 
be permitted, this I could (and also 
would) gladly do. 
In retiring from the honourable 
post of an officer of the Royal Agri- 
cultural Society of England, I must 
beg to again mention the great 
regret with which I feel obliged, 
after long consideration, to take 
the step. But I trust, as it is solely 
on account of my health not allow- 
ing me to fulfil more than a portion 
of the official duties of the post, 
that thus I may in no way risk for- 
feiting the friendly relations which 
I have the honour and pleasure of 
believing exist between myself and 
the Council and staff of the Society, 
and that, independently of engaged 
work, I may be permitted to offer, 
should occasion require, such assist- 
ance as my health may permit. 
I beg to remain, yours truly, 
(Signed) Eleanor A. Ormerod. 
Ernest Clarke, Esq., 
Secretary of the Royal Agricultural 
Society of England. 
The Committee recommended that 
Miss Ormerod’s resignation be ac- 
cepted, with an expression of the 
thanks of the Council for the valuable 
services which she had rendered to 
the Society, and of sincere regret at 
the necessity for her retirement. The 
Committee proposed to consider at 
their first meeting after the recess 
the arrangements for the appoint- 
ment of a new Consulting Entomolo- 
gist. Miss Ormerod had kindly under- 
taken to give attention to any pressing 
entomological matters which might 
arise in the meantime. 
