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are covered, when in growth, with light-colored, clean foliage, 

 some a little downy. A spurious species has been sent out under 

 this name. 



Mr. Hovey had on exhibition a flower of Iheris Gibraltarica. 

 This species has a very large flower, and Mr. Hovey said it would 

 probably be a very valuable plant for the florist; he thought it 

 could be calculated on to cut from all winter. 



The president reminded members that there would be a business 

 meeting next Saturday, and that it would also be prize day for 

 greenhouse plants, etc. 



BUSINESS MEETING. 



Saturday, March 7, 1874. 



An adjourned meeting of the society was holden at 11 o'clock, 

 President Strong in the chair. 



Eugene A. Snow, of Melrose, was elected to membership. 

 Meeting dissolved. 



MEETING FOR DISCUSSION. 



James Comley, having on exhibition a plant of the new Aralia 

 Veitchii, was called on for information concerning it. Mr. Comley 

 said that he saw it in England at the nursery of Messrs. Veitch, 

 who introduced it from New Caledonia a few years ago. Mr. Veitch 

 stated that he had found it extremely difficult of propagation, and 

 offered to give Mr. Comley five guineas each for the plants, if he 

 should be more successful in propagating it. Mr. Veitch's original 

 plant was but ten inches high, though it had been in his collection 

 for four years, as it grows very slowly in England, and the plant 

 also appeared to have been cut down for propagation. It had 

 taken the first prize as a new ornamental plant wherever exhibited. 

 Mr. Comley had found it a more rapid grower here than in Eng- 

 land. It is a stove plant, and propagated by cuttings. 



Edward S. Eand, Jr., said this is one of the tropical Aralias. 

 Some of the species are hardy, A. spinosa (Hercules' Club), a 



