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The Committee considered that it more closely resembled the 

 Brown Globe. 



Mr. W. Roupell, Harvey Lodge, Roupell Park, S.W., sent 

 some remarkably fine and well-kept examples of Apples, grown 

 in the London district. The varieties Annie Elizabeth and 

 Striped Beefing were remarkably fresh and good. Melon and 

 Bismarck were somewhat past. 



Mr. Lewis, South Leasons, Malvern, sent a Seedling Apple, 

 recommended as a good late culinary variety. 



Mr. J. Lye, Market Lavington, Wilts, sent a Seedling Apple, 

 as also Ashford Seedling, similar to specimens received at the 

 previous meeting from Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



D. Moeeis, Esq., F.L.S. (Treasurer R.H.S.), in the Chair, and 

 six members present. 



Dr. Masters introduced M. Henry de Vilmorin, ex-President 

 of the Botanical Society of France, who was invited to take part 

 in the proceedings of the Committee. 



Figs. — Branches were exhibited covered with a brown scale, 

 which the sender said had proved very injurious. The remedy 

 suggested was to scrub the branches with a hard brush and soap- 

 suds. The specimens were further referred to Mr. MacLachlan 

 for examination and report. Other branches of Fig in a dying 

 condition were apparently free from parasites, and their condition 

 betokened some mischief at the root. 



Iris Sindjarensis. — A plant of this was exhibited by Messrs. 

 Barr & Son, and received a botanical certificate. M. de Vilmorin 

 pointed out its resemblance in foliage to Iris orchidacea. 



St. Helena 'Ebony. — Mr. Morris alluded to the peculiar vege- 

 tation of St. Helena, now confined, for the most part, to a small 

 area in the central and higher part of the island. Many of the 

 trees formerly native to the island are now all but, or quite, 

 extinct. Among them is a species of Trochetia, or Melhania, 

 The trunks of this tree are embedded in the cliffs of the island, 

 and are dug out by the inhabitants for the sake of manufacturing 

 ornaments. The following quotation from Melliss's exhaustive 



