CCXxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Crocus conns diseased. — Mr. Massee, V.M.H., showed corms of Crocus 

 which had been killed by the bacterium Pscudomonas hyacinthi, which 

 is the cause of the well-known disease of Hyacinths. He wished to draw 

 attention to this disease, for which there is no cure, and to warn cultivators 

 against planting diseased corms. When cut, the corms show the same 

 yellow gummy exudation typical of the disease in Hyacinths. 



New Certificate. — Mr. Bowles, M.A., announced that the Council had 

 had under their consideration a new certificate which, it was suggested, 

 should be designated a Certificate of Appreciation, to be awarded for 

 worthy exhibits at the shows of objects demonstrating the results of 

 experimental cultures in gardens with the aim of encouraging individual 

 effort in this direction. The Council suggested that this Committee 

 should undertake to consider such exhibits, a suggestion which the 

 Committee cordially agreed to carry out. 



Curious Narcissus bulb. — From the Rev. J. Jacob came a curious 

 bulb of Narcissus in which the axis of a lateral offset had elongated and 

 produced at its apex a small bulb quite normal in structure, about 2 inches 

 above the other bulb. 



Poppies with bracts, dc. — From a correspondent at Lincoln, who 

 previously sent Shirley Poppies with numerous bracts just below the 

 flowers, came further specimens. (See p. cxix.) In the accompanying 

 communication he stated that these plants were undoubtedly hybrids, 

 though unfortunately it was not known what the pollen parent had been, 

 though the seed parent was the Shirley Poppy. Little seed was produced 

 this year. From the same correspondent came specimens of Polyanthus 

 having an enlarged calyx and no flower, and others with a rather less 

 enlarged calyx and a small flower. 



Apples showing " g las sines s." — Two specimens of the Apple "Lane's 

 Prince Albert " were sent, one from Harpenden, the other from Ross, both 

 showing the peculiar greenish semi-transparency known as " glassiness." 

 The appearance is due to the transfusion of the cell sap into the inter- 

 cellular spaces, and it was suggested that this was due, perhaps, either to 

 the very hot weather experienced during the beginning of October, or to 

 the abundant rain following a period of drought. In the former case it 

 was reported that every year from one tree some Apples showing the same 

 appearance were gathered, and that the affected spots rotted after a time, 

 and in the case from Ross 24 Apples showed the trouble, the remainder 

 of those upon the tree being quite normal. 



Certificate of Appreciation. 



To Colonel R. H. Beddome, F.L.S., West Hill, Putney, for hybridizing 

 Begonias, etc. (Granted by the Council.) 



