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Scientific  Committee — ( continued ). 
McLachlan,  R.,  f.r.s.,  Westview,  Clarendon  Road,  Lewisham,  S.E. 
Michael,  A.D.,  f.l  s.,  Cadogan  Mansions  No.  9,  Sloaue  Square,  S.W. 
Morris,  D.,  c.m.g.,  m.a.,  f.l.s.,  d.sc.,  Imperial  Agricultural  Department 
for  the  West  Indies,  Barbados. 
Muller,  Hugo,  ph.d.,  f.r.s.,  13,  Park  Square  East,  Regent’s  Park. 
Murray,  George,  f.r.s.,  Natural  History  Museum,  S.W. 
Newstead,  Robert,  f.e.s.,  Grosvenor  Museum,  Chester. 
Nicholson,  Geo.,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
O’Brien,  James,  v.M  H.,  Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Odell,  J.  W.,  The  Grove,  Stanmore,  Middlesex. 
Oliver,  F.  W.,  d.sc.,  f.l.s.,  2,  Tie  Vale,  Chelsea,  S.W. 
Plowright,  C.  B.,  f.l.s.,  7,  King  Street,  King’s  Lynn. 
Rendle,  Dr.  A.  B.,  Natural  History  Museum,  S.W. 
Russell,  W.  J.,  f.r.s.,  ph.d.,  34,  Upper  Hamilton  Terrace,  N.W. 
Salmon,  Ernest  S.,  Charlton  House,  Kew. 
Saunders,  Geo.  S„  20,  Dents  Road,  Wandsworth,  S.W. 
Scott,  D.  H.,  m  a.,  ph.d.,  f.r.s.,  f.l.s.,  The  Old  Palace,  Richmond,  S.W. 
Soott-EUiot,  G.  F.,  m.a.,  b.sc.,  f.l.s  ,  St.  Colme,  Aberdour,  Fife. 
Shea,  Charles  E.,  The  Elms,  Foots  Cray,  Kent. 
Smith,  Martin  R.,  Warren  House,  Hayes,  Kent* 
Smith,  William  G.,  ph.d.,  Yorkshire  College,  Leeds. 
Smith,  Worthington  G.,  f.l.s.,  121,  High  Street,  Dunstable. 
Sutton,  A.  W.,  v.m.h.,  f.l.s.,  Reading. 
Veitch,  H.  J.,  f.l.s.,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  S.W. 
Ward,  Prof.  Marshall,  f.r.s.,  Botanical  Laboratory,  Cambridge. 
Wilks,  Rev.  W.,  m.a.,  Shirley  Vicarage,  Croydon. 
WilsoD,  Geo.  F.,  f  r.s.,  v.m.h.,  Heatherbank,  Weybridge  Heath. 
Worsdell,  W.  C.,  Jodrell  Laboratory,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
Worsley,  A.,  Mandeville  House,  Isleworth. 
Floral  Committee. 
Chairman. — Marshall,  William,  Auohinraith,  Bexley. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Paul,  George,  v.m.h.,  The  Old  Nurseries,  Cheshunt. 
Shea,  Charles  F.,  The  Elms,  Foots  Cray. 
Secretary. — T.  Humphreys,  R.H.S.  Gardens,  Chiswick,  W. 
Bain,  W.,  The  Gardens,  Burford  Lodge,  Dorking. 
Barnes,  N.  F.,  Eaton  Gardens,  Chester. 
Barr,  W.,  12,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C. 
Blick,  Chas.,  The  Warren,  Hayes  Common,  Beckenham. 
Cant,  Frank,  Braiswick,  Colchester. 
Cook,  E.  T.,  24,  Addison  Road,  Bedford  Park,  Chiswick. 
Cutbush,  H.  J  ,  Highgate,  N. 
Dean,  R.,  v.m.h  ,  42,  Ranelagh  Road,  Ealing,  W. 
Dixon,  C.,  Holland  House  Gardens,  Kensington. 
Druery,  C.  T.,  f.l.s.,  v.m.h.,  11,  Shaa  Road,  Acton,  W. 
Fielder,  C.  R.,  The  Gardens,  North  Mymms  Park,  Hatfield. 
Fife,  Robert,  Messrs.  Dobbie,  Orpington,  Kent. 
Fitt,  J.  H.,  The  Fry  the  Gardens,  Welwyn. 
Fraser,  John,  4,  Willow  Cottages,  Kew. 
Gordon,  G.,  v.m.h.,  Endesleigb,  Priory  Park,  Kew. 
Howe,  W.,  Park  Hill  Gardens,  Streatham  Common. 
James,  W.  J.,  Woodside,  Farnham  Royal,  Slough. 
Jeffries,  C.,  Boston  House  Gardens,  Brentford. 
Jenkins,  E.  H.,  Queen’s  Road,  Hampton  Hill,  Middlesex. 
Jennings,  J.,  Ascott  Gardens,  Leighton  Buzzard. 
Jones,  H.  J.,  Ryecroft,  Hither  Green,  Lewisham. 
Ker,  R.  Wilson,  Basnett  Street,  Liverpool. 
McLeod,  J.,  Dover  House  Gardens,  Boehampton. 
May,  H.  B.,  Dyson’s  Lane,  Upper  Edmonton. 
Mawley,  E.,  Rosebank,  Berkhamsted. 
Molyneux,  E.,  v.m.h.,  Swanmore  Park,  Bishop’s  Waltham. 
Nicholson,  G.,  v.m.h.,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
Notcutt,  R.  C.,  Woodbridge,  Suffolk. 
Page-Roberts,  Rev.  F.,  Halstead  Rectory,  Sevenoaks,  Kent. 
Pawle,  J.  D.,  12,  Stanley  Gardens,  Willesden  Green,  N.W. 
PearsoD,  C.  E.,  Lowdham,  Nottingham. 
Reuthe,  G.,  Wensleydale,  Hanworth  Road,  Feltham,  Middlesex. 
Salter,  C.  J.,  Woodhatch  Gardens,  Reigate. 
Selfe-Leonard,  H.,  Hitherbury,  Guildford. 
Thomas,  Owen,  v.m.h.,  Royal  Gardens,  Windsor. 
Thomson,  W.  P.,  25,  Rolls  Lane,  Chiswick,  W. 
Turner,  H.,  v.m.h.,  Slough. 
Walker,  J.,  Ham  Common,  Surrey. 
Watson,  W.,  Royal  Gardens,  Kew. 
Orchid  Committee. 
Chairman. — Veitch,  H.  J.,  f.l.s.,  King’s  Road,  Chelsea,  S.W. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Fowler,  J.  Gurney,  Glebeland,  Woodford. 
Lawrence,  Sir  Trevor,  Bart.,  v.m.h.,  57,  Princes  Gate,  S.W. 
Schroder,  Baron,  v.m.h.,  The  Dell,  Staines. 
Hon.  Sec. — O’Brien,  James,  v.m.h.,  Marian,  Harrow-on-the-Hill. 
Ashworth,  E.,  Harefield  Hall,  Wilmslow,  Cheshire. 
Balfour,  Prof.  Bayley,  f.r.s.,  v.m.h.,  Edinburgh. 
Ballantyne,  H.,  The  Dell  Gardens,  Staines. 
Bilney,  W.  A.,  Fir  Grange,  Weybridge. 
Bond,  T.  W.,  Elstead  House  Gardens,  Godaiming. 
Brooman- White,  R.,  Arddarroch,  Garelochhead,  N.B. 
Orchid  Committee — ( continued ). 
Chapman,  H.,  Cambridge  Lodge,(Flodden  Road,  Camberwell,  S.E. 
Colman,  J.,  Gatton  Park,  Surrey. 
Cobb,  W.,  33,  Broadwater  Down,  Tunbridge  Wells. 
Cookson,  Norman  C.,  Oakwood,  Wylam,  Northumberland. 
Crawshay,  de  Barri,  Rosefield,  SeveDoaks. 
Douglas,  James,  v.m.h.,  Edenside,  Great  Bookham. 
Gabriel,  J.  T.,  32,  Palace  Road,  Streatham  Hill,  S.W. 
Gratrix,  S.,  West  Point,  Whalley  Range,  Manchester. 
Hay,  W.  H.,  Oakley  Park,  Eye,  Suffolk. 
Hill,  E.,  Tring  Park  Gardens,  Tr jpg.  ...  , ,  : 
Ifislop,  A.,  Bletchley  Park  Gardens,  Bletchley. 
Latham,  W.  B.,  Botanic  Gardens,  Birmingham. 
Law-Schofield,  G.  W.,  New  Hall  Hey,  Rawtenstall,  Manchester. 
Little,  H.,  Baronshalt,,  The  Barons,  E.  Twickenham. 
Lucas,  C.  J.,  Warnham  Court,  Horsham. 
Moore,  F.  W.,  v.m.h.,  Botanic  Gardens,  Glasnevin,  Dublin. 
Odell,  J.  W.,  The  Grove,  Stanmore,  Middlesex. 
Pitt,  H.  T.,  Rosslyn,  57,  Stamford  Hill,  N. 
Pollett,  H.  M.,  Fernside,  Bickley,  Kent. 
Potter,  J.  Wilson,  Elmwood,  Park  Hill  Road,  Croydon. 
Rehder,  Frank,  29,  Mincing  Lane,  E.C. 
Rochford,  Thomas,  Turntord  Hall,  Broxbourne. 
Sander,  F.,  v.m.h.,  St.  Albans. 
Smee,  A.  H.,  The  Grange,  Hackbridge,  Surrey. 
Thompson,  W.,  Walton  Grange,  Stone,  Staffs. 
Thorne,  F.  J.,  The  Gardens,  Sunningdale  Park,  Berks. 
Tracy,  H.  A.,  Amyand  Park  Road,  Twickenham. 
White,  W.  H.,  Burford  Lodge  Gardens,  Dorking. 
Young,  W.  H.,  Clare  Lawn  Gardens,  East  Sheen,  S.W. 
Narcissus  Committee. 
Chairman. — Bennett-Poe,  John  T.,  29,  Ashley  Place,  S.W. 
Vice-Chairmen. — Baker,  J.  G.,  f.r.s.,  v.m.h.,  3,  Cumberland  Road,  Kew. 
Dod,  Rev.  C.  Wolley,  m.a.,  v.m.h.,  Edge  Hall,  Malpas,  Cheshire. 
Engleheart,  Rev.  George  H.,  v.m.h.,  Appleshaw,  Andover. 
Hon.  Sec.—  Scrase-Dickins,  C.  R.,  Coolhurst  Park,  Horsham. 
Barr,  R.,  12,  King  Street,  Covent  Garden,  W.C. 
Boscawen,  Hon.  J.,  Tregye,  Perranweil,  Cornwall. 
Bourne,  Rev.  S.  E.,  Dunston  Vicarage,  Lincoln. 
Burbidge,  F.  W.,  m.a.,  v.m.h.,  Trinity  College,  Dublin. 
Cammell,  M.,  Loxwood  House,  Billingshurst,  Sussex. 
Copeland,  W.  F.  M.,  Kibblestone  Hall,  Stone,  Staffs. 
Cowan,  C.  W.,  Valleyfield,  Penicuick,  Midlothian. 
Foster,  Sir  Michael,  k.c.b.,  v.m.h.,  m.p.,  Sec.  R.S.,  Shelford,  Cambridge. 
De  Graaf,  S.  A.,  Leyden,  Holland. 
Goldring,  W.,  28,  Kew  Gardens  Road,  Kew. 
Kingsmill,  A.,  The  Holt,  Harrow  Weald,  Stanmore. 
Krelage,  J.  H.,  Haarlem,  Holland. 
Leichtlin,  Max,  Baden-Baden. 
MacMichael,  Rev.  C.,  Walpole  Rectory,  Wisbech. 
Marsh,  Rev.  T.  H.,  Cawston  Rectory,  Norfolk. 
Moore,  F.  W.,  v.m.h.,  Royal  Botanic  Gardens,  Glasnevin,  Dublin. 
Pearson,  Duncan,  Lowdham,  Notts. 
Pope,  J.,  The  Ericas,  King’s  Norton. 
Poupart,  W.,  Marsh  Farm,  Twickenham. 
Reuthe,  G.,  Wensleydale,  Hanworth  Road,  Feltham,  Middlesex. 
Smith,  J.  A.  Dorien,  Tresco  Abbey,  Scilly. 
Sydenham,  R.,  190,  Bristol  Road,  Birmingham. 
Titheradge,  G.  T.,  10,  Cavendish  Road,  St.  John’s  Wood,  N.W. 
Walker,  James,  Ham  Common,  Surrey. 
Ware,  Walter  T.,  Inglescombe,  near  Bath. 
Wilks,  Rev.  W.,  m.a.,  Shirley  Vicarage,  Croydon. 
Willmott,  Miss,  v.m.h.,  Warley  Place,  Great  Warley,  Essex. 
The  Thrifty  Snowdrop’s  Story. — Earliest  of  all  the  common 
flowers  to  bloom  is  the  Snowdrop.  It  has  not  yet  appeared  in  blossom 
in  many  places  outside  the  gardens  and  lawns  in  the  south  of  England 
or  north ;  but  in  sheltered  Devonshire  ooombes  it  has  been  out  a 
fortnight  already.  The  Snowdrop  is  really  a  February  flower.  Its  life 
story  is  one  of  singular  interest,  though  few  people  have  cared  to  go 
into  that  as  they  have  in  the  case  of  the  more  showy  Orchids.  The 
Snowdrop,  as  everyone  knows,  has  a  bulbous  root ;  but  few  know  why. 
The  fact  is  this  bulb  is  a  storeroom  in  which  the  plant  keeps  a 
quantity  of  reserve  sustenance  to  last  it  through  the  winter,  and  enable 
it  to  blossom  early  in  the  year  before  other  flowers  have  ventured  to 
put  in  an  appearance.  After  the  Snowdrop  has  flowered  and  seeded, 
its  leaves  get  very  long  indeed  ;  this  is  in  order  that  they  may  collect 
a  quantity  of  plant  nutriment  which,  when  the  leaves  begin  to  decay, 
slips  down  into  the  bulbous  root,  and  keeps  the  Snowdrop  going  till 
next  spring.  Other  plants  with  bulbous  roots  store  up  nourishment  in 
the  same  manner,  and  it  will  be  found  that  they  all  blossom  early  in 
the  year.  For  instance,  says  the  “  Daily  Express,”  there  is  the  Lesser 
Celandine  that  grows  near  the  hedges  in  Maroh  and  early  April,  and 
the  Croous.  The  thing  whioh  these  plants  largely  assimilate  is  starchi 
