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that the direction of the Show of 1905 will be in the capable 
and experienced hands of Sir Jacob Wilson, who was Honorary 
Director from 1875-92, and who, at the request of his ' 
colleagues, has consented again to undertake the duties for this 
year. 
15. The reductions sanctioned by the Chemical Committee 
in the charges for analyses to Members of the Society have 
resulted in a somewhat increased number of samples being sent 
to the Consulting Chemist. During the past five months 293 
samples were submitted, as against 240 in the corresponding 
period of last year. 
16. There were no Feeding experiments carried out during 
the past winter at the Woburn Farm, but the Field experiments 
have been continued as before, with the addition of others on 
the use of Lime and of Soot. Further experiments under the 
Hills’ Bequest, and in connection with the field work of the 
farm, have been conducted at the Pot-culture Station, and there 
has also been commenced an extensive series of experiments 
on the utility of inoculating preparations (“Nitragin”) for 
leguminous crops, the materials for which have been, in great 
part, supplied through the Board of Agriculture. Renewed 
experiments for the extermination of Wild Onion on badly 
infested land in Hertfordshire have been undertaken. 
17. During the past five months 102 enquiries have been 
received by the Consulting Botanist. Of these, 74 dealt with 
the quality and germination of pasture and other seeds ; 14 
related to laying down land to permanent pasture, to the names 
and properties of weeds, and to more miscellaneous matters ; 
and 13 referred to the diseases of plants. Potatoes were 
examined attacked by Nectria , by the common and the deep 
scab, both caused by bacteria, and by the warts described and 
figured in the Report for last year. The foliage of young 
tomatoes was injured by bacteria. A hitherto unknown 
fungus has been found to cause great loss to cucumber growers. 
The fungus is figured and described in the recently published 
Volume (65) of the Society’s Journal. Other injuries have 
been reported on, which affected turnips, peas, clover, violets, 
peach trees, larch, and Douglas fir. 
18. The applications dealt with in the Zoological Depart- 
ment during the winter months presented no feature of special 
interest. The disease of “ big bud ” in black currants again 
gave rise to many inquiries, and information was given to 
several Members of the Society as to where mite-free plants 
could be obtained. Since the commencement of spring the 
“wheat bulb fly” seems to have been particularly destructive. 
The obscure but destructive mites of the genus Tarsonemus 
