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Berkeley, however, expressed his doubts on the subject. The de- 

 velopment of fungi from Bacteria had not been proved. 



The Council, at their last Meeting, unanimously elected on 

 the Scientific Committee Dr. Spruce, of "Welburn, York, and the 

 Rev. J. Bancroft Reade, President of the Microscopical Society. 



FLOWER-FARMS, PREMIUMS FOR ODOURS OF 

 PLANTS. 



John Street, Adelphi, London, W.C. 

 January, 1870. 



The following Premiums have been placed at the disposal of 

 the Council of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Ma- 

 nufactures, and Commerce, for the term of seven years, by Dr. 

 Septimus Piesse, Esq., F.C.S. : — 



1. A Premium of £5, for one pound of Otto of Bergamot, of 

 the value of 16s. or more in the London market, being the pro- 

 duce of plants (Citrus hergamia) grown in Australia, New Zea- 

 land, Natal, any of the British West-India Islands, or any other 

 British colony or dependency. 



2. A Premium of £5, for one ounce of Otto of Roses, of the 

 value of 205. or more in the London market, being the produce 

 of any variety of roses grown together in one plantation in Au- 

 stralia, New Zealand, Natal, any of the British West-India 

 Islands, or any other British colony or dependency. 



3. A Premium of £10, for a canister of Enflowered Butter or 

 Fat, so scented with any kind or sort of flower, either by in- 

 fusion or enfleurage, or by means of these processes jointly, of 

 the weight of three pounds or more, and of the value of 6s. per 

 pound in London. The said butter or fat to be enflowered or 

 infused with flowers grown for the purpose in Australia, New 

 Zealand, Natal, any of the British West-India Islands, or any 

 other British colony or dependency. 



P. Le Neve Foster, Secretary. 



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