elxxviii proceedings of the royal horticultural society, 
normal, the petals were present, but no pistil, a solid column 
occupying the centre of the flower, with an abortive stigma at 
the summit. 
Fruit of Diospyros Kaki. —Canon Ellaeombe sent some speci¬ 
mens “ from a tree growing against a south wall, but never pro¬ 
tected, which has been there at least a dozen years, and possibly 
more.” 
Victoria Plums , Second Crops. —Both Mr. Marshall, of 
Bexley, and Mr. Addington, of Ford House, St. Neots, sent 
samples of ripe Plums of this variety as second crops. Mr. 
Addington remarks :—“ The tree off which I gathered them had 
an enormous crop of Plums early this year, and it has now a 
good quantity of a second crop.” It is, of course, an unusual 
occurrence, but the result of the prolonged summer weather. 
Lilium speciosum with Petaloid Stamens. —A blossom was 
received from Mr. E. H. Jenkins, of the Queen’s Road Nursery, 
Hampton Hill, remarkable for the exterior (sepaline) stamens 
being completely changed into perianth-leaves, resembling the 
others in every way. 
Chrysanthemums Damping off. —Mr. Saltmarsh, of Chelms¬ 
ford, sent some cut flowers of Chrysanthemums, in which the 
lower part of the blossom was arrested in growth from internal 
decay. It was the general opinion that this was due to too 
gross feeding and a too confined air. Flowers-of-sulphur might 
correct it if the other conditions were attended to. 
Scientific Committee, November 8. 
Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair. 
Present: Rev. W. Wilks, Mr. Michael, Prof. Church, and 
Rev. Prof. Henslow, Hon. Sec. 
Potatos with Scab. —With reference to the diseased tubers 
received from Mr. Yeitch on October 11, Dr. W. G. Smith, of 
Leeds, reports as follows :— 
Almost simultaneously with receipt of specimens from the 
Scientific Committee, other specimens were received from the 
Gardeners' Chronicle. Both sets of material showed a well- 
marked form of “ scab,” involving the tip or growing end of 
