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Alexandria Grapes. Mr. Fowle, gardener to Sir H. Mildmay, 
Mr. Garland, gardener to Sir T. Dyke Acland, and Mr. Stephen- 
son, gardener to 0. F. Barker, Esq., were the successful competi- 
tors for Pears. Mr. J. Norris and Mr. J. Tranter received Mr. 
Kemp's Prizes for Grapes grown in the open air without any 
protection. 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
A. Mtjrrat, Esq., F.L.S., in the Chair. 
The Secretary brought a branch of an Apple-tree from Black- 
heath perforated by the larva of some moth, probably Zenzera 
cescuU, the bore in some cases coming so near the surface that the 
bark had fallen in. He also brought from Messrs. Dickson, of 
Chester, a fasciated branch sprijiging from the root of Myrica 
cerifera. 
A communication was read from Mr. Baird respecting a disease 
in Wigandia very similar to that which is so common in bedding 
Verbenas. The specimens, however, had for the most part out- 
grown the disease. Mr. Baird had applied slaked lime, as also to 
some Bouvardias, and attributed the improved condition of the 
plants to this application. He suggested that it should be tried 
in the Potato-disease. 
Messrs. Henderson sent specimens of Coleus showing various 
sports ; also Coleus Emperor Napoleon, a hybrid between Coleus 
BerJceleii and Flectranthus fruticosus, the object of the cross being 
to obtain a more hardy habit and suffruticose growth ; some 
plants showed a partial return to either parent. 
Mr. Munby brought a seedling Pelargonium in which the tha- 
lamus of the flower was prolonged and bore a number of scales 
and petal-like bodies, quite altering the character of the plant. 
The Chairman brought specimens of Atropos saltatorius which 
had occurred in abundance in Assam Tea. It was doubtful to 
what cause their extreme abundance was attributable. 
Dr. "Welwitsch brought a Beetle with jointed, shining, hairy 
processes on the body, resembling some incipient coraUine. He 
believed that they were the eggs of some Crustacean. 
The Chairman exhibited some pretty pink galls on a spray of 
Oak from Guatemala. 
He also brought specimens of a canker on Ash which is very 
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