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been very fine and intense, having a sort of glow added to 
them.” 
West Indian Junipers. —Dr. Masters showed specimens of a 
Juniper, native to Jamaica, which he had received through the 
kindness of Mr. W. Fawcett, the Government botanist of the 
island. This species had been referred to the J. bermudiana of 
Linnaeus, with which J. barbadensis of the same author is 
taken to be synonymous. On comparison the Jamaica Juniper 
is seen to agree very closely with J. virginiana , the so-called 
Red Cedar of the mainland of North America from Canada to 
Florida. This species furnishes the best “ cedar ” wood for 
pencils, and many beautiful forms of it are cultivated in English 
gardens. The resemblance of the Jamaica plant to the American 
is so close that Dr. Masters does not hesitate to include them 
both under the same name of J. virginiana. Dr. Masters also 
showed specimens and wood of the true Bermuda Juniper, re¬ 
ceived from A. Haycock, Esq. The history of this plant, which 
differs greatly from the preceding, was cleared up by Mr. W. B. 
Hemsley in the Gardeners' Chronicle , May 26, 1888, p. 657. 
Tomatos with Bulbiferous Stems. —Mr. Wilks exhibited 
specimens of Tomato plants, grown against a wall, which bore 
small bulb-like protuberances along the midribs and sub¬ 
sidiary branch ribs of the leaves. From each bulb proceeded a 
small leafy shoot. An anatomical examination showed that 
they were formed by an excessive growth of cortex and medulla, 
the fibro-vascular cylinder being somewhat enlarged as well. 
It was suggested that experiments should be made of growing 
the shoots from the bulb-like processes, to see if they would 
give rise to a perennial form. 
Scientific Committee, October 25. 
Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Present: Mr. Bennett-Poe, Rev. W. Wilks, and Rev. Prof. G. 
Henslow, Hon. Sec. 
Cypripedium insigne, Malformed. —A flower was received 
from Mr. R. Keeble, of The Gardens, Twyford, Berks, remarkable 
for being in a very arrested state. The front sepals were nearly 
separate, not coherent as usual. The posterior sepal was 
