THE

JOURNAL OF

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KEW G U I L D , AN

ASSOCIATION

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KEW GARDENERS, Etc. PAST AND PRESENT. JUNE, 1938 LIST OF OFFICERS. President : 1937-38 :—Richard Ernest Gill 1938-39 :—Henry J. Davies Trustees : Sir Arthur W. Hill, K.C.M.G., M.A., Sc.D., F.R.S., V.M.H., F.L.S., F.N.Z. Inst., and J. Coutts, Esq., V.M.H., A.H.R.H.S. Hon. Treasurer : L. Stenning, Royal Botanic Gardens, 197, Kew Road, Kew, Surrey. (To whom all remittances should be addressed.) Hon. Secretary and Editor of Journal: E. G. Dunk, 197, Kew Road, Kew, Surrey. Members of Committee . Retire 1939 L. Buss, Durham. C. E. Hubbard, Kew. W. H. Johns, Bermondsey J. Robbie, Sudan. R. Binnington, Southampton

Retire 1941 S. A. Pearce, Kew S. W. Braggins, Italy E. Coward, East Sheen M. Free, U.S.A.

Retire 1940 A. W. C. Anderson, N.Z. F. N . Howes, D . S c , Kew. F. S. Sillitoe, M.B.E., Kew. C. H. Middleton, Kingston.

Retire 1942 C. P. Raffill, Kew F. G. Cousins, Torquay W. Franklin, Southend A. W. Maynard, S. Africa

Foreman : F.

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Student Gardener : W.

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