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Mr. Millard showed the following plants recently introduced into Bombay : — 

 Clerodendron speciosum, Manettia bicolor, Begonia Presdt. Carnot, Bertolonia 

 Van Houteana and marroorata, Pteris childii and Adiantum beesonianum. 



Dr. M. D. Cama, exhibited the fruit of the Egyptian ' Doum ' or Gingerbread 

 Palm (Hypheene thebaica), showing a small scent bottle manufactured from 

 the kernel of the nut, which closely resembles the true vegetable ivory 

 (Phytelephas macrocarpa). 



PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE MEETING HELD ON THE 6th JULY 1905. 



A meeting of the members took place at the Society's Booms, on the 

 6th July 1905, the Bev. F. Dreckmann, S.J., presiding. 



NEW MEMBEBS. 



The election of the following 49 new members, since the last meeting 

 was duly announced : — Life Member. — Major Tyrell Boss (Chakrata). 

 Members.— Lieut. Godfrey Pearse (Agar, Malwa) ; Lieut J. E. N. Heseltine 

 (Banikhet, N.-W. P.) ; Mr. E. A. Partridge (Secunderabad) ; Mr. G. W. 

 Leeson (Goalunds, Bengal) ; Mr. George Cook (Sinbo, Myitkyina District, 

 Burma) ; Mr. J. E. S. Nisbet (Pyinmana, U. Burma) ; Mr. H. B. Kerr (Sinbo, 

 Myitkyina District, Burma); Mr. C. B. Watkins (Pyinmana, U. Burma); 

 Dr. C. E. Silvester (Kajaldhara P. 0., South Sylhet, Assam) ; Capt. A. H. M. 

 Forbes (Bareilly) ; Mr. L. C Glascock (Bombay) ; Lieut. M. J. D. Young 

 (Aurungabad, Deccan) ; Mr. D Brodie (Tellicherry, Malabar) ; Mr. G. B. 

 Coleman (Bombay) ; Mr. C H. Cardozo (Calicut, Malabar) ; Mr. L. H. Savile 

 (Bombay) ; Lieut. G. A. M. Praed (Uanikhet) ; Mr. C. W. B. Anderdon (Port 

 Blair) ; Mr. F. E. Morgan (Bezwada, Kistna District) ; Lieut. H. H. Smith 

 (Cawnpore) ; Mr. C. C. Longden (Palamcottah, Madras) ; Mr. H. Leslie 

 Andrews (Guynd P. 0., Nilgiris) ; Mr. G. Tipper (Calcutta) ; Mr. C. P. Fisher 

 (Nagpur j ; The Mess President, 3-th C. I. Horse (Goona) ; Mr. W. G. Moles- 

 worth (Waltair) ; Mr. B. G. Kilby, I.C.S., (Banchi, C. Nagpore) ; Mr. J. W. N. 

 Gumming (Quetta) ; Mr. G. W. Hichens (Bangoon) ; Capt. B. Selous (Mhow, 

 C. I. ; Mr. P. B. Gray (Poona) ; Mr. C. A. Mayer (Bhadarwa P. 0., Jummu 

 State) ; Mr. W. M. Watson (Bombay) : Mr. C. Fenimore Cooper (Mergui, 

 Lower Burma) ; Dr. S. Bowland (Bombay); Dr. G. F. Petrie (M.D.) (Bombay) ; 

 Mr. G. W. B. Prideaux (Taunggyi, Burma) ; Capt. W. B. Walker, B A. (Bombay), 

 Lieut. N. H. L. Watts (Bhamo, Burma) ; Lieut. H. H. Joll, B.F.A. (Ahmed- 

 nagar); Mrs. F. E. Jackson (Gauhati, Assam: ; Capt. L. B. Montresor, B.F.A. ; 

 (Trimulgherry) ; Mr. G. A, Durie (Keng Tung, S. Shan States, Burma); 

 Lieut. 0. G, Richardson (Karachi) ; Mr. A. W. G. Chuckerbutty, I.C.S., 

 (Alibag) ; the Inspector-General of Civil Hospitals, Bengal, Calcutta ; Mr. A. 

 A. Handley (Colombo, Ceylon) ; and Lt.-Col. F. J. Jencken, R.A.M.C., 

 (Deolali). 



