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It appears to be harmless with most people, but is a serious 

 source of trouble to some persons who touch it. 



Nepenthes bicalcarata in Flower. — Dr. Masters showed 

 specimens of the flowers of this plant, which has not been known 

 to blossom in this country before. The inflorescence is an 

 umbel, and not an elongated raceme, as in other species. It 

 was received from the Edinburgh Botanical Gardens. 



Tritoma ivith Axillary Buds. — Dr. Masters showed drawings 

 illustrating the unusual occurrence of flower-buds arising near 

 the base of the stem in this plant. It was observed that other 

 plants are occasionally seen to throw out supernumerary flower- 

 buds, as Docks, Nettles, &c, from stems which usually wither 

 and dry up in autumn. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



July 10, 1894. 



P. Crowley, Esq., in the Chair, and fourteen members present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Kniglitian Medal. 

 To Mr. 0. Thomas, Royal Gardens, Frogmore, for a very 

 large collection of well-grown fruit, consisting of ten varieties of 

 Cherries, fifteen varieties of Strawberries, Walburton Admirable 

 Peaches, one fruit weighing 16| ozs., and Melons, one named The 

 Duchess having received an Award of Merit on June 6, 1893, 

 under the name of Frogmore Seedling (vol. xvi. p. xxxix). 



To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a collection of 

 23 varieties of Cherries, grown on small pyramid trees in their 

 nurseries at Langley, the most noticeable varieties being May 

 Duke, Empress Eugenie, Elton, and Black Hawk. Messrs. 

 Veitch also exhibited some very fine Strawberries Gunton Park 

 and Lord Sumeld, Raspberry Superlative, Currants, &c. 



To Messrs. T. Rivers & Son, Sawbridgeworth, for three large 

 Cherry-trees in pots, laden with magnificent fruit, the varieties 

 being Bigarreau Monstrueuse de Mezel, Noir de Guben, and 

 Bedford Prolific ; also several plants of Early Rivers Nectarine, 

 bearing very large fruits. 



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