PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



Eead, the commencement of a Paper, entitled " Notes on Bri- 

 tish Botany ; " by George Bentham, Esq,, V.PX.S. (See " Bota- 

 nical Proceedings ; " Supplement, vol. ii.) 



Noyember IBth^ 1858. 



Francis Boott, Esq., M.I>., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Cyril C. Graham, Esq., and J. R. Kinahan, Esq., M.D., were 

 elected ^Fellows ; and Mr. Charles Barter an Associate. 



The Tice-Fresident in the Chair announced tbe formation by 

 the Society of a British Herbarium ; and Mr. Bentham (who, in 

 conjunction with Dr. Alexander and Mr. Babington, and with the 

 assistance of Mr. Oliver, had undertaken the arrangement of the 

 Collection) stated that it was now completely arranged, and gave 

 some explanation of the principles on which it had been formed. 



Read, fir&t, a continuation of Mr. Bentham*s " Notes cm British 

 Botany." 



Read, secondly, " Notes O'n some English Plants ; '^ by John 

 Hogg, Esq., r.R.S., E.L.S. &c. 



December 2nd, 1858. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Charles Ratcliff, Esq., and James Sidney Walker, Esq., were 

 elected Eellows ; and Dr. Frederick Welwitsch an Associate. 



Read, first, a " Catalogue of the Hymenopterous Insects col- 

 lected by Mr. A. R. Wallace at the Islands of Aru and Key ;" by 

 Frederick Smith, Esq. Communicated by William Wilson Saun- 

 ders, Esq., y.P.L.S. (See "Zoological Proceedings," vol. iii. 

 p. 132.) 



Read, secondly, Notes " On the Linnean MS. of tbe Museum 

 Ludovicse Ulricae ReginsB;" by Sjdvanus Hanley, Esq., F.L.S. 

 (See " Zoological Proceedings," vol. iv. p. 43.) 



