Hi PROCEEDINGS/^ THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



case of the flowers of Calla the difference was very perceptible ; 

 that which was produced under the influence of the electric light 

 being fully expanded, while the other which was exposed to day- 

 light only was only partially so. Unusually fine examples of 

 Vanilla were exhibited by Mr. T. H. Sutton, The Gardens, Work- 

 sop Manor, Notts, which deservedly received a cultural commen- 

 dation. A dish of Mickleham Pearmain Apple was exhibited by 

 Mr. J. Burnett, Deepdene Gardens, Dorking ; and a collection of i 

 Apples and Pears was exhibited by Mr. G. Goldsmith Hollander, 

 Tonbridge, and received a letter of thanks. 



During the afternoon Mr. Shirley Hibberd, on the invitation of 

 the Council, delivered an excellent lecture on the history and 

 characteristics of the Hyacinth and Amaryllis, compiled from the 

 works of the " grand old masters, who produced books that put 

 to the blush the puny productions of the modern horticultural 

 press." From the writings of Gerarde, Parkinson, Lyte, and 

 Miller he gathered much of interest relative to this popular flower, 

 " which once mustered two thousand named varieties, but now 

 probably reduced to a thousand, from which, the lecturer observed, 

 " seven hundred might be eliminated without serious loss." The 

 Amaryllis, or, as Mr. Hibberd observed, more properly the 

 Hippeastrum, was also briefly referred to. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 

 Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.L, in the Chair. 



Report on Injurious Insects. — A copy of Miss Ormerod's report 

 for 1879 was presented by the reporter, and in reference to it men- 

 tion was incidentally made of the circumstance that the author 

 was collecting materials for a complete history of the remedies 

 available for dealing with various insect pests, and would feel 

 indebted to any observers who would furnish her with accurate 

 information on the subject. 



Plants Slwwn.^Mx. Elwes showed a spray of a Vaccinium 

 known as V. Morteni, a very pretty greenhouse shrub, with small 

 ovate eaves and racemes of clear white bell-shaped flowers. As 



