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Reprinted from " Kentish Gazette," Jnne 25, 1867. 



On Wednesday afternoon last, Mr. Harvey in place of the 

 Rev. J. B. Reads (prevented bydomesticaffliction),delivereda 

 discourse to the members of the above, in the Museum 

 lecture-room. The subject was " Orchids/' a very peculiar 

 family of flowering plants, many of them having their petals 

 so fancifully formed as to resemble several species of insects, 

 and which are consequently termed Fly-orchis, Bee-orchis, 

 Frog-orchis, &c. ; there is also a little mystery respecting 

 the mode of fructification in at least one species, and which 

 Botanists are not yet agreed on. The lecturer had specially 

 directed his attention to this part of his subject, and had 

 drawn some very clear diagrams of the same. 



The audience was somewhat small, but deeply interested, 

 and at the close, the chairman, G. Rigden, Esq., (Col. Cox 

 being unavoidably absent) paid a well-merited compliment 

 to Mr. Harvey, for coming forward so readily, and on so 

 short a notice. 



Mr. Linford (one of the secretaries) stated that he also 

 had derived a great deal of information from the lecture ; 

 and a tray of flowers, supplied by Mr. Andrews, afforded a 



