[Clerodendron floribundum—Mr. McLachlan drew attention to the curious fact that flowers of this Clerodendron were sometimes inhabited by a species of plant bug allied to the Tingis pyri, which is so injurious in France, where it is called "le tigre". He found remains of pupae at the base of the corolla, and occasionally a perfect insect. The effect of the irritation set up by the insect was, acccording1 to Dr. Masters, to cause hypertrophy to take place, so that the tube becomes much thickened, likewise the filaments and style; while the flower assumes a regular or "pelorian" form instead of being "zygomorphic" as usual. The specimens were received from Baron von Müller, from Melbourne.]
Clerodendron floribundum
according.
Letter not found. The text given here is from a report of the meeting of the Scientific Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society held on 26 April 1867, Gardeners' chronicle, 30 April 1867, p. 585. The letter is dated to March as the latest that it could have been sent to have been considered at this meeting of the committee.
Please cite as “FVM-87-03-00d,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on