IxXXVi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Earl of Eosebery, Mentmore, Leigliton Buzzard (gar- 

 dener, Mr. J. Smith), sent good fruits of Strawberry A. P. 

 Barron, grown in pots. 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, sent samples of Fig 

 Pingo de Mel, closely resembling White Marseilles. 



Mr. J. F. Pascoe, Adelaide, South Australia, sent through 

 Messrs. Elder, Smith & Co. five varieties of Apples for comparison 

 with English sorts : Dunn's Seedling — In appearance like New 

 Hawthornden or Small's Admirable, tender, not very juicy, good 

 flavour, sweet. Cleopatra — Near Golden Noble in appearance. 

 No. 2 — Very tender, wanting in flavour, rather mealy. No. 1 — 

 Eesembling Red Astrachan ; like Cleopatra in flavour. Gari- 

 baldi — Slightly acid, might cook well. 



The following resolution, proposed by Mr. Bunyard and 

 seconded by Mr. Cheal, was carried : — 



" That in the opinion of this Committee the climate of 

 England and South Australia differ so materially that it is 

 almost impossible to identify the fruit sent with recognised 

 English sorts." 



From the Society's Gardens were sent ripe early Straw- 

 berries, Crescent City, Noble, and King of the Earlies, showing 

 Crescent City to be the earliest by several days. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



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

 and seven members present. 



Delphinium, Injured Foliage of. — Prof. M. Ward reported 

 upon the specimens sent to the last meeting. The damage 

 appeared to have occurred in the bud, and was probably due to 

 the low temperature of the night of May 31. There was no 

 fungus, and he had met with a similar case elsewhere. With 

 regard to the lowness of temperature, it was remarked by Prof. 

 Church that at Twickenham 10 per cent, of Tomatoes were 

 destroyed on that night, Mr. Morris observing that the ther- 

 mometer on the grass at Kew registered 27° F., or five degrees 

 of frost. 



Cerambyx miles, L. — On a further examination of the cater- 

 pillars or boring beetles, brought to the last meeting by the Rev. 



