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roughly twenty per cent, intermediate type slightly fringed, the rest 

 unfringed. One of the latter bore the first flower on the lateral shoots 

 with abnormally large lip. One fringed variety bore two of its flowers 

 double. This year (so far as the flowers have developed) about fifty 

 per cent, are heavily fringed, about ten per cent, scarcely fringed at 

 all. The flowers exhibited showed a considerable amount of fringing 

 of the upper petals." 



Mr. F. J. Chittenden, F.L.S., said that recently a Schizanthus had 

 been sent to him with a remarkable amount of fringing of the petals, 

 and a common Primrose had some years ago come to his notice showing 

 a similar development. These appeared to be instances of the sudden 

 appearance of a new character which may have arisen owing to 

 gametic disturbance through crossing, but they may possibly have 

 been due to some other cause. 



Dodder on German Aster. — Mr. C. E. Pearson sent some seedfing 

 German Asters thickly covered with a species of Cuscuta, which was 

 unfortunately not flowering, and could therefore be no further identified. 

 The colour of the stem was quite yellow, and very similar to that of 

 the lucerne dodder. It had probably been introduced with foreign 

 seed. 



Seedless Pea. — For comparison with the seedless Apples shown at 

 the previous meeting, Mr. Chittenden exhibited a pea pod about 

 I J inch in length and falcate in shape, from the variety * William I.,' 

 which contained no seeds and in which the ovules had apparently 

 entirely failed to develop. 



Narcissus diseases. — Mr. A. J. Bliss sent bulbs of Narcissus, some 

 attacked by Eumerus, some not, for examination, together with notes. 

 They were referred for examination and report at the next meeting 

 (see below). 



Indian Paint Brush. — Mrs. Longstaff sent a photograph of a 

 beautiful species of Castelleja growing in her garden at Wimbledon. 

 The seed was coflected by her in the high mountains of British Columbia 

 and sown in 1912. It germinated and was planted out in 1913, 

 flowering this year. The species of this genus are usually apparently 

 diflicult of cultivation, for they are semi-parasitic on the roots of other 

 plants in the same way as are the Eyebright, Louseworts; and other 

 related plants. 



Scientific Committee, July 28, 1914. 



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

 present, and Mr. E. A. Bunyard, visitor. 



The late Mr. G. Gordon, V.M.H. — The Chairman read a letter from 

 Mrs. Gordon thanking the Committee for their vote of condolence. 



Diseased Narcissus bulbs. — Mr. F. J. Chittenden, F.L.S., reported 

 that he had examined the Narcissus bulbs sent by Mr. Bliss to the 

 last meeting and had found in every one of them bulb mites feeding 

 in considerable numbers, and in the case of one bulb, only sHghtly 



