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Schimcs mollc. — A photograph of a remarkably line tree, 
apparently some 25 feet in height, growing in Grahamstown, 
was shown by Dr. Masters. 
Btilhopliyllum grandifloricm. — This remarkable Orchid was 
exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence. It is probably by far the 
largest flowering species of this genus. Its peculiarity, however, 
consists in having only rudimentary petals, and three large 
green sepals, the posterior one being spotted with white. 
Scientific Committee, Apeil 28, 1895. 
Professor Michael Foster, F.R.S., in the Chair, and six 
members present. 
Fasciated Lily. — From Baron Sir Ferdinand von Mueller 
came a photograph of a fasciated specimum of Lilium auratum, 
which bore 208 more or less developed flowers. 
Szqyerposed Bulb in Lcucojum. — Dr. Lowe, Wimbledon, sent 
a specimen of Leucojum with one bulb superposed on another. 
The older of the two bulbs had produced a cylindrical stem or 
rootstock about an inch in length, which bore at its extremity the 
new bulb, so that the two bulbs resembled beads strung on a 
necklace. 
Cuscuta on Pelargonium. — Dr. Masters exhibited a plant of 
Pelargonium densely covered with a mass of long fine threads, 
which had been taken for aerial roots, but which were clearly 
the thread-like stems of a species of Dodder, probably introduced 
with the peat made use of in potting. 
Androgynous W'dloio. — The same gentleman showed speci- 
mens of Willow catkins, the lower portions of which bore female 
flowers, the upper male flowers. Between the two were several 
flowers in which one stamen was perfect, whilst its neighbour in 
the same flower was half anther, half carpel. Li some cases 
three catkins, one terminal, two lateral, merged from the same 
node. The catkins and the branches in the vicinity in some, 
but not in all cases, were marked by irregular swellings. These, 
when cut open, were each found to contain the larva probably of 
some beetle. It is thus a matter for speculation whether the 
irritation set up by the puncture of the insect had anything to do 
with the morphological changes observed. 
