EXTRACTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 



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galls contained a larva of a dipterous insect, itself attacked by a 

 parasitic hymenopterous insect. 



Golchicum as a Gattle Poison. — Dr. Masters showed specimens of 

 Colchicum from a field in Lincolnshire, where cattle had died in 

 consequence, it was believed, of eating the foliage of a plant recog- 

 nised as Colchicum autumnale. 



Dioncea. — Messrs. Yeitch showed a specimen with a double lamina 

 to the leaf. 



Cytisus Adami. — Sir Joseph Hooker showed a specimen, showing 

 the intermediate C. Adami and one of the parent forms, C. purpureus, 

 growing on the same shoot. 



Tulip. — Col. Trevor Clarke showed a large flower of a Tulip 

 originally grown by Mr. Jas. Carter, to whom it had been given by 

 Mr. Strangways. 



Puccinia Violarum. — Mr. MacLachlan exhibited leaves of the 

 Yiolet affected with this fungus in a young state. 



CONVEESAZIOKE. 



The Conversazione of the Eotal Horticultural Society, 

 held in the Gardens at South Kensington on Wednesday evening of 

 May 26th was highly successful and unusually brilliant. Numerous 

 attractions were provided, and the weather proving favourable in- 

 duced a large company of visitors to assemble. In the western 

 arcade the numerous handsome groups of plants from Mr. B. S. 

 Williams, Upper Holloway, The General Horticultural Company, 

 Messrs. Cutbush and Sod, Highgate, and Messrs. Yeitch and Son, 

 Chelsea, were greatly admired, especially that from the latter firm, 

 which was composed of Japanese Maples and Gloxinias, with large 

 clusters of Anthurium Schertzerianum that produced a very brilliant 

 effect. Mr. C. Turner's Eoses also constituted a great attraction, 

 the rich colours of the different varieties appearing to excellent ad- 

 vantage under the electric light. In the eastern arcade the members 

 of the Quekett Microscopical Club kindly attended with their 

 microscopes and a number of interesting objects. An excellent 

 selection of vocal and instrumental music was performed in the con- 

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