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was red, the other two yellow. Two of the inner segments were 

 half yellow, half red, the red portions being in juxtaposition 

 with the red outer segment. Of the stamens, the three in the 

 posterior part of the flower — that is to say, one of the outer (oppo- 

 site the red sepal), and two of the inner series — were completely 

 red instead of being, as might have been expected, half red and 

 half yellow. 



Cypripedium Dayanum. — Dr. Masters reported on the speci- 

 men submitted to him at a former meeting. In this, the true lip 

 was absent, but each of the two lateral petals was partially 

 developed in the form of a lip. The posterior stamen (a, 1), which 

 is usually not developed in Cypripedium (though it is the only 

 one present in other Orchids), was also present in a lip-like con- 

 dition. The two stamens (a 1, a 2), were present in their ordinary 

 condition. The flower in question was, therefore, partly double, 

 and added another illustration of the probable development in 

 the future of "races " of double Orchids. 



Larva destructive to Grass in Hong-Kong. — From Mr. Ford 

 came, through the Director of the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, specimens 

 of the larvaB and of the perfect insect of a species of Tinea, 

 reported to be very mischievous in Hong-Kong. The specimens 

 were referred to Captain Elwes for examination and report. 



Hybrid Narcissi. — Eev. G. H. Engleheart sent flowers of a 

 hybrid produced by the inter-fertilisation of N. triandrus and 

 N. monophyllus var. alba, to show the similarity of the result 

 obtained by the inverted crossing of the two species. 



The Dyeing of Flowers. — From Mr. W. Brockbank came a 

 large series of dried flowers, the venation of which had been 

 rendered apparent by the action of aniline dyes. The cut ends 

 of the flowers-stalks were immersed in the fluids, so that the 

 colouring matter was absorbed by the vascular tissue of the 

 flowers. The results were very striking, and likely to be of use 

 to botanists. 



Plants exhibited. — From Mr. Burbidge came Helleborus 

 torquatus, from the College Botanic Garden, Dublin; Mistletoe 

 from Pyrus Malus var. prascox, on which it is found that the 

 berries are produced more freely than on other trees — the foliage, 

 on the other hand, being less well developed. These effects are 

 analogous to those produced by grafting on a dwarfing stock. 

 Tellima grandiflora rubra, remarkable for the rich red colour of 



