CXVi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Outgrowths on Potatos. —Mr. Sutton sent some tubers having 
curious excrescences upon them, received from Mr. Kerr, of 
Dumfries. They were reserved for examination. 
Asters Diseased .—Mr. W. P. Wright, of Fairview, Willes- 
borough, Ashford, Kent, sent some specimens, and observes that 
“ Growers of Asters in East Kent, especially in the Dover district, 
are in trouble over an Aster disease which destroys thousands 
of plants. Some go off directly they are put out, others at a 
later stage. I found small white grubs in the lower part of the 
stems, and I do not feel any doubt that they are the cause of the 
mischief.” In the Naturalist , the organ of the Yorkshire 
Naturalists’ Union, there is a paper by Rev. Hilderic Friend on 
this subject. The worms in question are of the family of 
Enchytrasidas, a group of annelids. Mr. Friend discovered a 
presumably new form in China Asters, and named it E. jparvulus 
on account of its minuteness. A full description of the worm is 
given in Mr. Friend’s paper. There is nothing to be done but 
consign the plants attacked to the flames. An account of the 
Aster worm will be found in the Gardeners' Chronicle for 
August 14, 1897, p. 89, with figure. 
Melons with Seeds Germinating. —Mr. Yeitch read a letter 
from Mr. A. McKellar, gardener to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 
Sandringham, describing a Melon sent to Marlborough House 
which was full of young Melon plants, quite green. They were 
plunging their roots into the pulp, and feuding upon it. Similar 
growths have often been seen in Lemons and Oranges, as well 
as Cucumbers, Pumpkins, Papaws, and other fleshy fruits. The 
cause appears to be that the fruit has been kept some time in a 
warm atmosphere. 
Scientific Committee, August 9, 1898. 
Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Present: Mr. Bennett-Poe, Rev. W. Wilks, Mr. Marshall, 
Rev. Prof. Henslow, Y.M.H., Hon. See., and the following 
visitors :—Prof. J. Bailey, of Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., 
Herr J. K. Budde, Curator of the Botanical Gardens, Utrecht ; 
and Mr. Gordon, V.M.H. 
Tomato icith Bed and Yellow Fruit. —Mr. J. McLean, 
Luttrellstown, Clonsilla, Co. Dublin, sent some golden-yellow 
