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filaments, which was immediately beneath the larger outer scales 

 and closely investing the bulb. 



Camellia Soil. — A Fellow of the Society sent a sample of 

 soil from a bed in which the Camellias were not doing well. 

 The soil was a mass of fungous spawn, derived, probably, from 

 imperfectly rotted manure or rotten leaves or twigs. 



Galls on Eucalyptus.— From Baron Sir Ferdinand von 

 Mueller came further specimens of the extraordinary horned 

 galls, such as were formerly figured in the Gardeners' Chronicle. 

 Mr. McLachlan referred to a paper of Mr. Schrader in the 

 Transactions of the Entomological Society of Xew South Wales, 

 and stated that the galls in question were probably the work of 

 an insect allied to Coccus, and belonging to the Braehyscelida?. 

 The four horns appeared to be outgrowths from the margin of 

 the recepta jular tube, the overgrowth being the result of the 

 irritation caused by the insect in depositing her eggs. 



Baron von Mueller also sent an extraordinary specimen of 

 Banksia, on which Dr. Masters undertook to report at the next 

 meeting. 



Mr. Dyer alluded to the peculiar polymorphic condition of 

 the leaves in Acacia armata in cultivation at Kew. Dr. Masters 

 stated that such outgrowths were not uncommon in Acacias. 

 He had described and figured some specimens received at 

 various times from Baron von Mueller. 



The Season. — Mr. Dyer presented a note from Mr. Scott, the 

 Director of the Meteorological Office, relating to the " useful " 

 temperature as reckoned in ''day degrees,"' and to the amount 

 of sunshine since January 1 of the present year, as compared 

 with recent years : — 



Results from the Weekly Weather Report. Totals since January 1. 





Accumulated Temperature in 

 Day Degrees 



Above Eelow 45° 



Sunshine : 

 Total Honrs 



Up to April 7, 18S4 . 



394° 



119° 



218 



„ 6. 1SS5 . 



23s c 



3GS : 



234 



„ 5,1886 . 



141° 



557 3 



207 



„ 11, 1837 . 



20 v 



40b : 



300 



„ 9, 1888 . 



88° 



556~ 



195 



„ 8, 1889 . 



ISO 3 



435° 



210 



