xxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
from diseased parts of the bark. Then they visit a similar fluid exuded 
from the bark where exposed by cutting, boring insects, or other agents, 
and they infect this with bacteria. A similar fluid in the flowers also 
tempts insects there, and the bacteria thus introduced destroy the fruit 
crop." A unanimous vote of thanks was given to Dr. Smith for his 
valuable report. 
Lourya campayiulata. — Mi:. Jas. Hudson exhibited a specimen of this 
rare plant in blossom. It is a Cochin-China plant, described by the late 
Prof. Baillon. Its foliage has much of the general appearance of 
Fig. 8. — Lourya campanulata. {Gardeners'' Chronicle.) 
an Aspidistra (fig. 7), but the inflorescence is more elongated. The 
perianth resembles that of the Lily of the Valley, but has a purple blotch 
lit the base. The structure of the flower, as described by Baillon, is very 
curious, and shows that the plant must be placed among the Pelios- 
antheae, near to Ophiopogon. The dense raceme of flowers (fig. 8) is 
followed by a cluster of bright blue berries, each oblong, ovate, about 
1 inch in length by | inch in breadth. While the plant will serve the 
same purposes as the Aspidistra, it will be seen that the flowers, and 
especially the fruit, render it still more attractive. 
Fear-tree with Caterpillar. — Mr. McLachlan showed a twig with the 
interior eaten away by the caterpillar of the wood leopard moth, Zeuzera 
