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shown by Messrs. T. Pascall & Sons, South Norwood. It is an earthen¬ 
ware trough constructed to fit over hot-water pipes. It is partly filled 
with water, and over this a perforated earthenware tray is placed. The 
compost intended for the cuttings is placed on the tray and the cuttings 
dibbled in. It was referred to Chiswick for trial. 
CERTIFICATED PLANTS. 
Rose May Rivers (Rivers).—This originated at Sawbridgeworth ten 
years ago as a sport from an old China Rose, Clara Sylvain, that is 
seldom seen now. May Rivers is a Tea Rose with large and deep blooms, 
the outer petals creamy white, centre clear lemon yellow. Though 
Mr. Rivers has grown this variety for so many years he has not before 
exhibited it, and the honour of a certificate was promptly accorded. 
Rose Climlnng Xiplietos (Keynes, Williams & Co.).—A large plant 
of Climbing Niphetos Rose exhibited by Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co., 
Salisbury, attracbid considerable attention, as in addition to its free 
growth it was bearing fine blooms abundantly. Many visitors evidently 
regarded it as a most welcome acquisition. 
Odontogloss^m Humeamim (H. M. Pollett, Esq.). — A variety or 
hybrid of the 0. Rossi type, with something of the 0. maculatum colour¬ 
ing. The flowers are large, tinged with yellow, the lip broad, the petals 
spotted with brown, and the sepals heavily marked with a similar 
colour. 
Angreesum arenatum (11. J. r)uchan).—A distinct species with 
rather small white flowers in short racemes, the sepals and petals very 
narrow, tapering recurving petals and sepals. 
Odontoglossvin crisgnm, Charlesworth's variety (J. Charlesworth). 
—An extremely beautiful variety with large well formed flowers, the 
petals broad and slightly fringed at the margin, the whole of the 
flower richly suffused with a rosy crimson hue and heavily blotched 
with reddish-brown. The plant was a strong one, and had a raceme of 
ten flowers. It is one of the best of the highly coloured forms that has 
been shown. 
Rceony Comtesse d'Endort (YeMch & Sons).—One of the tree Pmonies 
with enormous globular flowers 8 and !> inches in diameter, of a 
delicate salmon tint. With it was shown a much darker variety named 
Queen Elizabeth. 
Prbmila Crimson Beauty (F. Crook).—x\ dwarf Primula, something 
of the P. pubescens type, with dark purplish crimson flowers and a 
white centre, very pretty. 
Erythrnnium grandijtnrum alhijtonnn (T. S. Ware).—A large Dog’s- 
tooth Violet, with creamy white flowers and yellow stamens. 
Cineraria Beatrice (Kelway).—A double variety, with neat 
globular flowers, white tipped pink. 
Cineraria Quee-n Victoria (Kelway).—A double white variety, the 
flov'ers frequently tinged with pink. 
Amaryllis Miss Ainslie (Kelway).—A neat variety, the flowers of 
medium size, but good shape, scarlet edged with white, and a white 
central bar. The plant had a scape of four flowers. 
Cineraria Faust (Cannell).—A bright rose coloured double variety, 
the flowers full and handsome. 
Cineraria Advance (Cannell).—xinother double, rich purple, large, 
and good. 
Cineraria Asjiasia (Cannell).—Flowers double, rich, dark blue, fine 
in contrast with the lighter varieties. 
Odontoglossuni Rossi F. L. Ames (B. S. Williams).—A distinct 
addition to the 0. Rossi group, with lx)ld well formed flowers, sepals 
light brown, petals spotted brown, lip broad and white. 
ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
The usual monthly meeting of this Society was held on Wednesday 
evening, the 18th inst., at the Institution of Civil Engineers, 2.5, Great 
George Street, Westminster, Dr. W. Marcet, F.R.S., President, in the 
chair. 
Dr. E. Hale, B.A., V.C., Mr. R. L.awson, LL.D., F.S.S., and Mr. S. 
Walker were elected Fellows of the Society. 
The following Papers were re.ad 
1. “Jordan’s New Pattern Photographic Sunshine Recorder,” by 
Mr. J. B. Jordan. The improvement in this instrument over the pre¬ 
vious pattern of Sunshine Recorder consists in u.sing two semi- 
cylindrical or D-shaped boxes, one to contain the morning and the 
other the afternoon chart. An aperture for admitting the beam of 
sunlight is placed in tbe centre of the rectangular side of each box, so 
that the length of the beam within the chamber is the radius of the 
cylindrical surface on which it is projected ; its path therefore follows a 
straight line on the chart at all seasons of the year. The semi-cylinders 
are placed with their faces at an angle of 60°'to each other. They arc 
fixed on a flat triangular plate, which is hinged to a suitable stand, 
having levelling screws attached, and fitted with a graduated arc as a 
means of readily adjusting and fixing the cylinders to the proper ver¬ 
tical angle agreeing with the latitude of the 'station where used. 
2 . “ On the Meteorology of South-Eastern China in 1886,” by Dr. 
W. Doberck, F.R.Met.Soc. This paper gives the results of observa¬ 
tions made at the custom-houses and lighthouses by officers of the 
Imperial Chinese Maritime Customs. In summer there is very little 
change of temperature with latitude. The temperature depends upon 
the distance from the nearest seacoast, and is greatest at stations 
farthest inland. The highest mean temperature occurred in July and 
the lowest in January. The north-east monsoon blows from September 
to June, and the south monsoon during July and August; the latter does 
not blow with half the force of the former. Rainfall is greatest in 
Northern Formosa and least in Northern China. Along the east coasts 
of Formosa and Luzon the winter is the wet season, while in China 
July seems to be the wettest month of the year. 
3. “ Lightning in Snowstorms,” by Prof. xV. S. Herschel, F.R.S. 
4. “ Insolation,” by Mr. Rupert T. Smith, F.R.Met.Soc. 
GREYIA SUTHERLAND!. 
A PLANT of Greyia Sutherlandi was flowering for some weeks early 
in the present season at the cool end of the succulent house in the Royal 
Gardens, Kew, and a specimen was shown at the Royal Horticultural 
Society’s meeting on March 27th. Though it has been considered chiefly 
Fig. 43.-GREYIA SUTHERLANDI. 
interesting to botanists it is by no means devoid of horticultural merit, 
for the bright red flowers are produced in dense terminal clusters, and 
have a rich appearance. In this country specimens, which are not very 
numerous, seldom exceed a few feet in height, but in its native habitats, 
the rocks at Port Natal, it is said to attain the dimensions of a small 
tree, which when in flower has a very brilliant appearance. It is rather 
strange that amongst the numerous beautiful and distinct South African 
plants so admirably depicted by Mi.ss Marianne North, this seems to have 
escaped attention—at least we do not remember seeing it represented in 
that lady’s remarkable collection of paintings at Kew. 
The leaves are somewhat fleshy and crenated at the margin. Some 
are quite smooth, and others densely pubescent, a peculiarity that has 
been repeatedly noted by sever.il observers. The plant is now assigned 
to the family Sapindacem, but there was much uncertainty as to its 
