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Narcissus somewhat of the incomparabilis iorm, though not quite 

 agreeing in some characters, having the perianth tube spht half-way 

 down between the segments, and an evident difference in colour 

 between the inner and outer pieces. The outer perianth pieces had 

 no corona, but the inner ones had, so that the flower bore a superficial 

 likeness to an Iris. The stamens were six, three rising from the 

 top and three from near the base of the tube. The plant produced 

 this type of flower every year. Mr. Bowles remarked that he had 

 seen a similar form in Mr. Polman Mooy's garden, which was also 

 constant. In that case the plant was a bicolour trumpet, and had 

 three pale perianth segments, three strap -shaped strips of corona bent 

 down upon them, three petaloid anthers standing upright. In this 

 case, since the petaloid stamens alternated with the three perianth 

 pieces, the outer perianth pieces were apparently wanting. 



Primula Knuthiana. — Messrs. Veitch showed a Primula which had 

 been identified at Kew as P. Knuthiana of Pax, but which was a much 

 finer flower than that figured by Pax in his monograph under that 

 name. It had been raised from seed sent home by Messrs. Veitch 's 

 collector, Mr, Purdom, and was much like the form of P. jarinosa 

 grown in gardens under the erroneous name of P. frondosa. It was, 

 however, distinct from that plant. The Committee expresed a wish 

 to see further seedlings of this plant. 



Amygdalus x praecox. — -Messrs. Veitch sent flowering branches of 

 Amygdalus x praecox, raised by crossing Amygdalus persica magnifica 

 with A. Davidiana alha. The hybrid had pink flowers like A. persica, 

 but of about the size of A. Davidiana, and retained the early-flowering 

 habit of Davidiana. 



Double Hyacinth. — A.n uncommon double form of Hyacinth like 

 the varieties figured in old Herbals was sent by Mrs. Eooper. It had 

 been purchased under the name of ' Italian Hyacinth. ' 



Scientific Committee, Maech 19, 1912. 



Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., in the Chair, with thirteen 

 members present, and Eev. J. Jacob, visitor. 



Hybrids with Narcissus calathinus. — Rev. G. Engleheart, V.M.H., 

 made some remarks regarding the apparently very restricted distribu- 

 tion of this beautiful form of Narcissus triandrus. It is not apparently 

 found outside a small area on an island in South Europe, about 

 1^° out of the latitude in which the type occurs on the main- 

 land of Spain and Portugal. He also showed a beautiful and vigorous 

 white hybrid between this and a variety of N. Leedsii which might be 

 likened to a hardy Eucharis. Several of these white and vigorous 

 seedlings had now been raised. The Committee unanimously recom- 

 mended a Certificate of Appi'eciation to Mr. Engleheart for his work 

 'with these hybrids. 



Osyris alba. — Mr. Holmes, F.L.S., showed roots of vines attached 



