XXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Bulbs failing. — A number of Hyacinths were sent, in which the roots 

 were either entirely wanting or were much decayed. Although both 

 eelworms and bulb mites were present, their numbers were so small, 

 and the appearance of the bulbs so much unlike the damage done by 



Fig. 67. — Malformations in Primula sinensis. 



these pests, that the Committee thought the failure of the roots must 

 have been due to some such cause as too great a supply of moisture in 

 the soil when the roots were first formed, which led to their suffocation 

 and decay. 



