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tioned some analogies existing between the meteorological element of tem¬ 
perature and the motion of the magnetic needle as regards their diurnal 
and yearly variations. Proceeding then to diBcuss to some extent the rela¬ 
tion between solar spots, terrestrial magnetism, and meteorology, pointing 
out that whilst in certain broad features the relation with magnetism was 
very striking, that with meteorology, so far as we are able to interpret the 
results obtained, is comparatively uncertain. Some allusion was made 
also to earth currents as related to magnetic phenomena. Before concluding, 
the President, viewing the present outlook as regards meteorology, spoke 
of the new and higher meteorology that in spite of the difficulties of the 
subject, is now springing up, and referring to the various international 
congresses as having promoted uniformity of action and division of labour, 
said that meteorology now, perhaps more than ever, stood in need of com¬ 
bined action among its workers; and alluding to the idea of federation, of 
which of late (0 much had been heard, suggested that a permanent federa¬ 
tion of the meteorologists of different countries might regulate meteoro¬ 
logical action and inquiry throughout the world, and so promote the bttter 
elucidation of meteorological laws, whilst also accumulating materials for 
the future discussion, not only of the meteorology of the earth as a whole, 
but also of any periodical or secular changes, however produced, that might 
be proceeding thereon. 
The following were elected the officers and council for [the ensuing 
year :— 
President: William Ellis, F.R.A.S. Vice-Presidents : Georg; Chatter- 
tan, M.A., M.Inst.C.E.; Charles Harding; Cuthbert Edgar Peek, M.A., 
F.R.A.S , F.R.G.S.; George Mathews Whipple, B Sc., F.R.A.S. Treasurer : 
Henry Perigal, F.RA.S., F.R.M.S. Trustees: Hon. Francis Albert Rollo 
Russell, M.A.; Stephen William Silver, F.R.G.S. Secretaries: George 
James Symons, F.R.S. ; John William Tripe, M.D., M.R.C.P.Ed. Foreign 
Secretary : Robert Henry Scott, M.A., F.R.S., F.G.S. Council: Hon. Ralph 
Abercromby; Edmund Douglas Archibald, M.A. ; Francis Campbell 
Biyard, LL.M. ; William Morris Beaufort, F.R.A.S.. F.R.G.S.; Arthur 
Brewin ; Frederic William Cory, M.R.C.S; Henry Storks Eaton, M.A. ; 
Richard Inwards, F.R.A.S.; Baldwin Latham, M.Inst.C.E., F.G.S.; William 
Marcet, M.D., F.R.S., F.C.S. ; Edward Mawley, F.R.H.S.; Charles Theodore 
Williams, M.A., M.D., F.R.C.P. 
NEW PLANTS OF 1886 . 
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Inti., Inflorescence.— L., Leaves.— FI.. Flowers.— Fr., Fruit.— H., Hardy. 
— B.B., Half-hardy.—G., Greenhouse.— S., Stove.— Per., Perennial.— 
Shr., Shrub.— In., Inches.— Lin., Line = One-twelfth of an inch.— 
Ft., Foot or Feet.— Diam., Diameter.— Pet., Petals.— Sep., Sepals. 
N.B.—Unless specified, all Orchids may be considered to be stove epiphytes. 
Cattleya Bowringiana. {Veitch Cat., p. 9 and 3, with fig.) Orchide®. 
A charming autumn-flowering species, allied to C. Skinneri. It bears a 
corymbose raceme of 5 to 10 fl., about 2 j in. in diam., of a rich rosy purple, 
the front of the lip is deep purple, with a transverse maroon band, behind 
which the tube is whitish. Central America. 
Cattleya cbocata. (G . G. xxvi., p. 360.) Something in the way of 
C. Eldorado, with large white 9., having a 4-lobed lip, with a deep orange 
mid-line, expanding on the disk into a large blotch, with teeth in front. 
Cattleya guttata, var. immaculata. ( G. G. xxvi., p. 326.) A fine and 
distinct variety, with the sep. and pet. of a mauve-brown colour without 
spots. The lip is white, with the front lobe purple. 
Cattleya guttata, var. Leopardina. {L. pi. 19.) A fine variety, with 
elongate bulbs, and large racemes of numerous handsome fl., the sep. and 
pet. are thickly spotted with dark brown, the side lobts of the lip are white, 
and the broad bi-lobed front lobe is rich purple-red. 
Cattleya Hardyana. (G. G. xxiv., p. 206; W. O. A. pi. 231.) A mag¬ 
nificent plant, with fl. measuring 6-8 in. in expanse. Sep. and pet. of a rich 
rosy mauve, the sep. lanceolate, the pet. elliptic and wavy. Lip very large, 
deeply bilobed and frilled, deep crimson-magenta, beautifully veined on the 
disk with yellow and with a large yellow spot on each side. Columbia. 
Cattleya. labiata, var. Schiuederiana. (G. G. xxv., p. 554.) Avery 
fine variety, with large white fl., the lip being marked with broken mauve- 
purple lines and having an orange median line. 
Cattleya Lawrenceana, var. concolor. (G. G. xxv., p. 585.) A 
variety having the whole fl. of a light purple colour. 
Cattleya Lucieniana. (G. G. xxiv., p. 456; Gfl. 1886, p. 156.) A beau¬ 
tiful plant, with L aod bulbs of C. Harrisoniana, and a fl. like that of C. 
Isabellas, but darker and richer. Sep. and pet. brown, with a wash of 
purple. Lip trifid rich purple, with pale yellow side lobes, and red veins 
and keels. 
Cattleya Mendeli, var. bella. (IF. 0. A., pi. 225.) This handsome 
form is the same as C. labiata, var. bella, noted in the Y. B. for 1883, p. 87. 
Cattleya Percivaliana, var. Reichenbachi. {L. pi. 39.) This is a 
handsome form of C. labiata, with rich mauve-purple sep. and pet., and the 
front lobe of the lip rich deep purple, the purple running out into a point 
behind, on each side of which the lip is rich yellow with red venation. 
Cattleya porphyrophlebia. (G. C. xxiv., p. 552; GJl. 1886, p. 156.) 
A fine hybrid between C. intermedia and C. superba, with fl. 4 in. in ex¬ 
panse. Sep. na;row oblong, pet. falcate-elliptic, an in. broad, all of an 
uniform and very delicate pale mauve, as well as the base of the lip, the 
front lobe of the lip is darker, with deep mauve veins, which are continued 
up the middle of the disk to the base, the front part of the side lobes are 
very pale yellowish with light mauve at the wavy edge. Garden hybrid. 
Cattleya scita. (G. O', xxiv., p. 489; Gfl. 1886, p. 156.) A tine form 
allied to C. guttata. The sep. and broad waxy pet. are pale ochre, with 
light purple blotches and shades. Lip purple, with pale sulphur side lobe 3 , 
having purple edges, and a white disk with purple lines. 
Cattleya speciosissima, var. Malouana. (L. pi. 47.) A very fine 
form, with large fl. of a rich rose-purple, the lip veined with darker, and 
whitish around the mouth of the tube. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Ann*. (L. pi. 31.) A handsome form, with 
light rosy-purple sep. and pet., and a dark purple lip, having the inside of 
the tube whitish, with a two-lobed yellow blotch in front. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Formosa. (G. C. xxv., p. 266.) A form having 
a larger amount of yellow on the lip than usual. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Massangeana. ( IV. O. .4., pi. 242). This is 
the same as C. labiata, var. Massangeana, noted in the Y. B. for 1884, p. 87. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Russelt.iana. (IF. 0. A., pi. 219; G. G. 
xxv., p. 266.) A very handsome form, with delicate pale mauve sep. and 
pet., and the frint lobe of the large lip of a deep magenta-purple, with a 
bi-lobed yellow blotch at its base. Columbia. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Schrcederiana. (G. C. xxv., p. 266.) A fine 
form, with unusually long pet., and a green blotch at the base of the 
column. 
Cattleya Trian.e, var. Vanneriana. (G. G. xxv., p. 311.) A fine 
variety, with a broad orange central stripe on the lateral sep. Lip with a 
fine purple apex, orange disk, and light rose side lobes. 
Cham.ecyparis Lawsoniana, var. Rosenthalii {Gfl. 1886, p. 86.) Coni¬ 
fer®. H. A variety differing from the type in its pyramidal growth, and 
the branchlets do not droop. Garden variety. 
Cham.edorea Arenbergiana. (B. M., t. 6838.) Palme®. S. Asm ill 
graceful Palm, with a distantly ringed stem, 5 to 6 ft. high. L. 6 to 7 ft. 
long, with a slenier petiole, and 10-15 pair of lanceolate acuminate leaflets 
12 to 18 in. long. Spathes forming a sheathing tube, concealing the peduncle 
of the spadix, which is umbellately branched in the male, simple in the 
emale, densely covered with yellowish fl. Guatemala, 
f Chevalliera crocophylla. (B. B. 1885, p. 81.) Bromeliace®. S. A 
fine la- ge species, with clear green 1., spotted and marbled with dark green, 
and a robust fl.-stem 3 ft. or more high, bearing a compact spherical head of 
small green fl., with spiny edged bracts. During the flowering the outer 1. 
of the plant assume a beautiful rose colour, whilst the inner 1. retain their 
ordinary colour, making the plant a very ornamental one. Brazil. 
Chionoboxa sardensis. {Gfl. 1885, p. 277.) Lfiiace®. H. bulb. A 
beautiful spring-flowering plant, resembling C. Lucili®, but differing by its 
smaller, flatter, and darker blue fl., with a white eye. 
Chondrorrhtncha Lendyana. (G. G. xxvi., p. 103.) Orohide®. A 
handsome Orchid, with light whitish-yellow fl., the lip being darker. 
Lateral sep. reverse and retrorse; pet. very large ; lip large, elliptical, with 
a central bidentate callus. 
Cirrhopetalum pulchrum. {III. 3., t. 608.) Orchide®. An elegant 
and large-flow.rel species, with short, distant, 4-angled bulbs; stalked, 
oblong, obtus^, emarginate 1.; and scapes 4 to 5 in. long, bearing about 7 fl. 
in an umbel. Dosal sep. roundish, abruptly running out into a hair-like 
point i in. long, purplish, dotted with darker ; lateral sep. connate into a 
convex oblong blade in. long, yellow, mottled with purple. Halmahera. 
Clerodendron Minahass*. {Bull Cat., p. 7.) Yerbenace®. S. A fine 
ornamental shr, with square stems, opposite obovate serrate 1., and broad 
terminal cymose panicles of yellowish-white fl. 4 in. long, with exserted 
purple anthers. In fruit it is very ornamental, as the calyx grows out so as 
to resemble a fl. 3 in. across, of a red colour, with a round blue berry in the 
centre. Celebes. 
Cocculus carolinianus. {Gfl. 1886, p. 404.) Menispermace®. H. orna¬ 
mental climber. L. very variable, roundish, broadly ovate, or with 2-4 short, 
obtuse basal lobes, and a longer middle lobe, obtuse, rarely acute. Fl. in 
raceme-like axillary panicles, white, the female fl. succeeded by bright 
scarlet berries. As the plant is dioecious, both sexes are necessary to obtain 
fr. N. America. 
Ccelogyne oristata, var. maxima. (G. C. xxv., p. 398 ; B., p. 13, t. 6.) 
Orchids®. A large flower d variety, with unusually broad sep. and pet., 
and shallow side lobes to the lip. 
Cielogyne ForiSTERMANNl. (G. C. xxvi., p. 262 ) A grand and beautiful 
species, with a stout rhizome; thick, curved, ribbed, cylindric, two-leaved 
bulbs ; and peduncles 2 ft. long, bearing 20 or more white fl., marked with 
yellowish-brown on the lip. Sep. and pet. oblong acute. Lip trifid, side 
lobes half rounded, mid-lobe elliptic acute, with plicate keels. Sunda Isles. 
Ccelogyne stellaris. (G. G. xxv., p. 8.) Something in the way of 
C. testacea, with tetragonous bulbs, oblong acute 1., and green fl., with a 
white lip, having brown lines on the side lobes. Borneo. 
Colensoa physaloides. (B. M, t. 6864.) Lobeliace®. G. or H.H. 
An ornamental bushy herb, 2 to 3 ft. high. L. petiolate elliptic-ovate, acute, 
serrate, 4 to 6 in. long. Racemes lax, few-flowered. Fl. 1£ in. long, very 
pale bluish, 2-lipped, the upper lip divided into two linear lobes. Fr. 
inflated, berry-like, violet, crowned by the linear green calyx teeth. New 
Zealand. 
Colocasia Devansayana. {Til. 3., pi. 601.) Araoe®. S. Aroid, with 
purple-brown petioles, and erect cordate-sagittate acute 1. of a bright dark 
green colour, paler beneath, with purple-brown midrib, and primary veins. 
Papua. 
Corynocarpus l.evigatus, var. AUREO-MARGINATU8. {Williams’ Cat., 
p. 241, and p. 19, with fig.) Anacardiace®. G. shr. A very ornamental 
variety, of compact habit, having the large 1. broadly bordered with golden 
yellow. New Zealand. 
Cotoneaster Fontanesii. {Bull Cat., p. 7.) Rosace®. N. shr. of 
compact habit, with pubescent branches, orbicular dark green 1., and small 
corymbs of white fl., succeeded by large round bright red berries. 
Crassula Schmidti. {Gfl., t. 1225.) Crassulace®. This is a synonym 
of the plant described as C. impressa, see Y. B., 1885. It is a dwarf 
tufted plant, with linear-lanceolate ciliaffi 1.. impressed-dotted above ; and 
cymes of pretty deep pink fl. S. Africa.—N. E. Brown. 
Crat.egus oxyacantha, foliis tricoloribus. {B. 3. 1886, p. 398 ) 
Rosace®. H. An ornamental variety, having the foliage variegated with 
different shades of dark red, carmine, and rose. Gard n variety. 
Crat.egus oxyacantha, var. semperflorens. {Gfl. 1886, p. 426.) H. 
A remarkable form of dwarf bushy habit, covered with fl. and fr. throughout 
the greater part of the year. Garden variety. . 
Crocus aerius. {B. M, t. 6852, f. B.) Iridace®. H. Allied to C. 
biflorus. Conn with brown cartilaginous tunics. L. narrow linear, short 
when in fl. Fl. 2 in. in diam., pale lilac, with a yellow throat. Anthers 
yellow. Stigmas entire, orange-red. Asia Minor. 
Crocus karduchurum. (G. C. xxvi., p. 404.) H. Something in the 
way of C. zonatus, but the fl. are smaller, blue veined to about half way up 
with fine purple lines, and the segments marked above the throat with two 
small orange spots. 
