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for it. The rest of tlie flower, viz., petals, tube surrounding the stamens, 

 the stamens and pistil, were a little different from their ordinary form, 

 but in one sent to the Director of the Peradeniya Gardens the day before, 

 the flower was much larger than ordinary, and was somewhat monstrous. 

 These plants M ere grown in Mr. W. Ferguson's garden at Kollupitiya, 

 and Mr. Ferguson lias observed, that in some of them, the flowers and 

 mid-leaf have dropped off, and the plants have taken a fresh start, but 

 sending out two branches from the place just below where the flower was. 



In connexion with the subject of dwarfed plants, Mr. Layard, the 

 Government Agent for the Western Province, stated, that some years 

 ago he procured from a native garden, a coconut plant of the common 

 kind, about two Years old, which had flowers (dose to the ground. 



The specimen of Holcus shown, was fully 12 feet high, and about one 

 inch in diameter, having a large compact panicle of white seed on the 

 summit, with several branches proceeding from the upper joints, while 

 from the lower ones, clusters of aerial roots, like those of the screwpine, 

 issued. The plant was taken from several growing in the garden behind 

 the Government Offices in the Fort, raised from bazaar seeds, sown about 

 three months previously. 



Mr. AY, C. Ondaatjie then read a paper on " Badu.lla, and its Produc- 

 tions," and Mr. J. D' Alwis an article on " Cinnamon.' 1 



GENERAL MEETING, 



November Sjt'h, I860. 



Present : 



The Rev. B. BoAKE, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



[lev. J. THURSTAN. I Colonel Ouypv. 



P. COOMARASAMY, Esq. J. D' A wis, Esq. 



Mons. P. Grimblot. R. Dawson, Esq. 



L. Nell, Esq. .1. Capper, Esq. 



The following Rooks and Periodicals were laid on the table : — Madras 

 Journal, Pamphlet on the Dugong Oil, Engineer's Journal, Meteor- 

 ological Register. 



The Secretary called the attention of Members to the prospectus of 

 Messrs. Schlagentweits's work on India and Upper Asia, forwarded by the 

 publishers, and it wasresolved that the work be subscribed for. 



A Circular from the Secretary of State for the Colonies was also laid oh 

 the table, in which information was sought in respect to scientific works 

 published in the Colony. Museums. \c. ; also a letter from Mr. IX Wilson, 



