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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



January 11, 1898. 



Mr. Michael, F.L.S., in the Chair, and four members present. 



Fungus on Beech. — A box of fungi was received from Lady 

 Cave, Cleve Hall, Downend, near Bristol. They were forwarded 

 to Kew, whence it was reported that they were Plerotus ostrea- 

 tas, Jacq., " one of the best and safest of edible fungi." The 

 specimens were taken from a very old Beech in the gardens of 

 Cleve Hall. They were growing on the wood about twelve feet 

 from the ground. 



Scientific Committee, February 9, 1898. 



Dr. M. T. Masters in the Chair, and ten members present. 



Evolution Committee of the Royal Society. — Mr. Bateson, 

 one of a deputation to the Society from the Royal Society, 

 called attention to the existence of the Evolution Committee of 

 the Pioyal Society, the object of which is to promote accurate 

 observations of facts relating to variation, heredity, selection, 

 and other phenomena connected with the evolution of plants 

 and animal?. 



Earlier in the afternoon Dr. Masters and Mr. Bateson had 

 attended the Meeting of the Council, and having explained their 

 wishes, and laid the following document on the Council table, 

 had received assurance of hearty co-operation, which the Council 

 considered could be best rendered through the medium of the 

 Scientific Committee. 



Evolution Committee of the Royal Society. — A Com- 

 mittee has been appointed by the Council of the Pioyal 

 Society to promote accurate investigations of facts relating 

 to variation, heredity, selection, and other phenomena con- 

 nected with the evolution of plants and animals. Those 

 who are engaged either in breeding the various races of 

 domesticated animals, or in raising plants by cross-breeding 

 or otherwise, have exceptionally good opportunities of mak- 

 ing observations on the above subjects. In the course of 

 their business attention is necessarily directed to the effects 



