XXXvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Scientific Committee, July 31, 1900. 
Dr. M. T. Masters in the Chair, and four members present. 
Diseased Peaches. — Mr. Rogers, of Bridge Hall, Bury, sent samples 
attacked by the "Peach-mildew." The Peaches become arrested in 
patches, never ripening where the fungus is located. Sprinkling with 
sulphur is the best remedy. 
Decayed Boses.—Mv. Kelly, Greenwell Ford, Durham, forwarded 
shoots split and decayed. The appearance suggested their being cracked 
by frost and subsequently attacked by fungi. 
Synanthic NymphcEa. — Mr. Hudson sent a specimen of twin flowers, 
united, of the lavender-coloured NympJma stellata from South Africa. 
Stanley a innnatifida. — Flowering sprays of this crucifer were sent by 
Mr. Bunyard. It is remarkable for the long spreading filaments and 
yellow sepals. It is a native of California, and figured in Gray's " Gen. 
Flor. Amer. Bor.," pi. 65. 
Figs dropping. — Dr. Russell brought some Figs grown against a wall 
at Ringwood, Cornwall, which turned yellow, became shrivelled, and fell 
just before ripening. There was no fungus, but it was apparently due to 
want of water or nourishment, or possibly to insufficient fertilisation. 
They were sent to Mr. Wright for examination, who, reports as follows : — 
" There are several causes that will affect Figs like the examples just 
to hand, such as too much or too little water, insufficient atmospheric 
moisture, and sudden checks in the atmosphere, also over-cropping. Any 
one of these will cause the fruit to drop prematurely. No fruit requires 
so much care and attention as the Fig." 
Pears decayed. — Dr. W. G. Smith sent the following report on Pears 
received from the Rev. H. W. Fletcher, Bicker Vicarage, Boston : — 
"The Pears received were quite dried up and full of mycelium : they 
had assumed the mummified condition which follows attacks by Monilia 
fructigena, the brown fruit-rot- of Apple, Pear, Peach, and other rosaceous 
fruits. Cultures in a moist chamber produced several forms of fungi, 
including the form of spores known as Monilia. There were some insect 
larvJE in one of the fruits. Your correspondent mentions that the check 
began during a south-east wind, and also that the very early varieties 
escaped attack. In view of this it may be safest to assume that the crop 
received a check by this wind, and that the fruit was thus rendered sus- 
ceptible to attack by fungi, &c., the Monilia form producing the mummified 
condition of the fruits received. The earlier sorts escaped because the 
fruit was further advanced and more resistent. All the dried fruits left 
hanging on the tree should be gathered and burnt." 
