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tatos, in which also he remarked that when the Bibstone Pippin 

 was grafted on the Blenheim Orange, the flavour was impaired, 

 but the culinary qualities improved. 



Dr. Thomson brought bladder-plums from Sibbertoft, in North- 

 amptonshire, where they were extremely abundant. It appeared 

 that the peculiar condition was due to a parasitic fungus (Ascomy- 

 ces deformans, Berk.). A form of the Bird-cherry, called Cerasus 

 cornuta, exhibits a similar phenomenon in India ; and a species of 

 Mlius was stated to be sometimes affected in the same way. 



Dr. Masters brought a series of malformations, viz. : — fasciated 

 stems of Carduns palustris ; double flowers of Apples, with highly 

 enlarged petals and the carpels superior ; flowers of Epacris, in 

 which the place of the pistil was supplied by a leafy shoot ; and 

 regular cup-shaped flowers of Digitalis purpurea, with the axis 

 prolonged through the centre and bearing flower-buds. 



Mr. Bennett brought fasciated stems of a Willow. 



Major Trevor Clarke brought a Pelargonium, to show the 

 effect of artificial manure in developing the leaves. A series of 

 experiments has been undertaken at Chiswick to ascertain the 

 effects of various manures on the colouring of the foliage. 



Mr. Berkeley remarked that in most instances the colouring 

 of the upper surface of the leaves depended on the subjacent 

 cells containing different colouring-matter, but in the bronze 

 zonals the contents of the distinctive cells were really bronze- 

 coloured. 



The Chairman remarked that the pink Hawthorn-flowers 

 before alluded to were taken from a seedling of a White 

 Hawthorn, which at first bore white flowers. He also exhibited 

 some Oat-plants which were much dwarfed, producing stolons 

 from the gouty base, with unhealthy foliage and never producing 

 ears. This peculiarity was said to be common in some years, 

 but absent in others. 



Some swollen stems also of Crepis biennis were shown, the 

 effect of the larva of some Dipterous insect. 



GENERAL MEETING. 



Lord Londesborotjqh in the Chair. 



A Silver Medal was awarded by the Council to a wonderful 

 collection of artificial flowers, from M. Baulant, Rue Marsolier, 



