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Callipsyche aurantiaca. — Mr. J. T. Bennett- Poe, V.M.H., showed an 

 inflorescence of this striking Amaryllid from the Andes of Ecuador, 

 and a further specimen of Cypripedium insigne ' Harefield Hall ' with 

 a larger foliose spathe than that exhibited at the previous meeting. 



Narcissus Fly attacking Hippeastrum Bulb. — Mr. William Gay 

 of Crowhurst Park, Battle, Sussex, sent a bulb of Hippeastrum in 

 which the larva of the Narcissus fly, Merodon equestris, was feeding. 

 This pest has previously been recorded as attacking Hippeastrum as 

 well as other greenhouse bulbs. 



Lilium from Hong Kong. — Mr. W. C. Worsdell reported that his 

 examination of the nectary of Lilium longiflorum showed it to be very 

 slightly pilose, not glabrous. There is therefore only a difference 

 of degree between the two lilies under discussion as regards this 

 character. (See p. cxcix.) 



