SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 10 & 24. CCXXxi 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



September 10, 1912. 



Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., in the Chair, and eight 



members present. 



Erica cinerea malformed. — Mr. E. M. Holmes showed a specimen 

 of Erica cinerea from Eingwood in which the corolla was divided to 

 the base, so that the flowers had the appearance of those of Ling. He 

 also showed a specimen from Studland in which the flowers were 

 replaced by very numerous bracts, almost as in the Wheat-ear 

 Carnation. 



Malformed Armeria. — Mr. A. W. Hill, M.A., reported that he had 

 examined the flowers sent to the last meeting, August 27 (see p. cxxv), 

 in which the corolla was replaced by a calyx, so that there were two 

 calyces, and had failed to find either fungus or mite present to account 

 for it. It was suggested that some pest, such as eelworms, had 

 attacked the roots. 



Sweet Pea with proliferous inflorescence. — Mr. Eraser, F.L.S., 

 showed an inflorescence of Sweet Pea which after flowering had 

 elongated and produced leaves and flowers to the number of fourteen 

 in all. 



Lysimachia vulgaris. — Mr. Eraser also showed a shoot of Lysi- 

 machia vulgaris which had grown out of a shady position in a horizontal 

 fashion, and the leaves had arranged themselves as in a shoot of 

 Polygonatum. 



Watsonia. — Mr. Worsley showed a specimen of Watsonia iridifolia 

 which differed in some respects, but especially in its extreme robust- 

 ness, from the variety O'Brienii (also called Ardernii). It was thought 

 probable that it was merely a robust form of that variety. 



Musa Bakeri. — Mr. Worsley also showed staminate flowers of Miisa 

 Bakeri from a plant raised by him from seed. 



Certificate of Appreciation. — The Council have awarded a Certificate 

 of Appreciation to Mr. C. H. Hooper for his work in connexion with 

 the pollination of hardy fruits. 



Seeds of Parrot Tulips. — Some fruits of Parrot Tulips were sent 

 from Sussex, but on examination the seeds contained were found to 

 possess no embryo. 



Scientific Committee, September 24, 1912. 



Mr. E. A. Bowles, M.A., F.L.S., F.E.S., in the Chair, and nine 



members present. 



Lilium candidum. — Mr. Bowles exhibited a remarkably vigorous 

 specimen of the double form of Lilium candidum. 



