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different forms, different enough to warrant their being placed in 
distinct genera (as they had been) if their origin were not known, 
but the gall produced by the same insect in its different stages is 
also different. Dr. Adler, of Schleswig, had recently asserted that 
the following species should be so associated, viz.:— 
Neuroterm lenticularis with Spaihog aster baccarum 
,, fumipennis ,, ,, 
,, numismatis: 
Dryophanta scutellaris 
,, longiventris 
Aphilothrix radicis 
,, albipes. 
,, vesicatrix. 
Trigonaspis megaptera. 
Spathogaster taschenbergi. 
Andrieus noduli. 
These statements at first met with considerable incredulity, and 
even ridicule, but their truth—at any rate, so far as the associa¬ 
tion of N. lenticularis (the Oak-spangle) with S. baccarum (the 
Currant-gall), and of N. numismatis with S. vesicatrix —had been 
abundantly confirmed by three independent observers, viz., Mr. 
Dietcher, of "Worcester; 'Mr. Cameron, of Glasgow ; and Mon¬ 
sieur Lichtenstein, of Montpellier. 
Plants Exhibited. —Mr. Elwes showed Ismcnc viridiflora ; Bo- 
mar ea Caldasi, the flowers of which were produced in about 
eighteen months from the seedling state ; two species of Zygadenus 
in flower, also a beautiful Camassia, a form of esculenta ; Primula 
mollis , from Bhotan and Sikkim ; and, in reply to an inquiry, Mr. 
Elwes stated that he did not know that any Primrose had ever 
been found in Tropical America. Hcemanthus hirsutus , from 
Messsr. Yeitch; and H. pubesccns, the leaves and spathe of which 
are covered with short silvery hairs ; Pceonia corallina , one of the 
very earliest to flower, quite hardy out of doors; Fritillaria 
Messanensis (2 sp.), and F. ( Amblirion ) Forbesii , Baker; 
also from Sir G. Macleay, a specimen of Orchis tephrosanthes 
from Pome. Mr. Wilson Saunders sent flowers of Grevillea 
juniperina var. sulphurea , a proteaceous shrub, raised from Aus¬ 
tralian seeds, and grown against a south wall in loam and peat—it 
was stated to be a very pleasing plant—and of a Collctia ; both of 
which are quite hardy at Worthing. 
ELOPAL COMMITTEE. 
Medals Awarded.—LnxgQ Gold Banksians to Messrs. Jae. Yeitch 
and Sons, for group of plants, and to Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., 
M.P., for group of Orchids. Small Gold Banksians to Mr. J. 
