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Hemicarex Benth., and its AUies," by C. B. Clarke, F. R. S., in which 

 he gives a revision oi the genera and species of Kobresia, Hemicarex, 

 Schoenoxiphium, and Unicinia. 



Meeting of April 19, 1883. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President in the chair. — Messrs. F. W. 

 Coffin, C. F. De Laune, D. Morris, J. Jardine Murray, and Hon. 

 J. B. Thurston were elcted Fellows of the Society. — Mr. G. F. Angas 

 showed several vegetable products from the Island of Dominica; among 

 others an unusually large seed-pod of Cassia Fistula, and other examples 

 of Leguminosae; also Polyporous Fungi from the Roseau Falls. — Mr. F. V. 

 Dickin s called attention to a Japanese work issued by the University of 

 Tokio, giving descriptions and illustrations of plants grown in the Botanic 

 Garden of Kvishikawa. — There foUowed a communication by Prof. P. T. 

 Cleve, of Upsala, „On the Diatoms collected during the Arctic Expedition 

 of Sir George Nares." • — A paper was read, „On the Joint and separate 

 work of the Authors ofBentham and Hooker's Genera Plantarum," by 

 George Bentham, F. R. S. 



Meeting of May 3, 1883. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President in the chair. — Sig. 0. Beccari 

 and Dr. J. Lange were elected Foreign Members of the Society. — Colonel 

 B. H. Beddome exhibited specimens of Asplenium erectumSm., showing 

 that nearly all the sori are allantodioid ; also specimens of Dipl arium tra- 

 vancoricum, a new species from the Travancore Mountains. Hepointedout 

 that Mr. C.B. Clarke made a new subgenus, Pseudallantodia, founded on 

 the allantodioid character of the sori, but Colonel Beddome 's specimens 

 show that this is a character common to the genus Asplenium in general. 

 — Mr. J. Eliot Howard exhibited a series of living and dried plants and 

 barks in Illustration of his paper. — Mr. Thomas C h r i s t y brought forward 

 specimens ofBolivian Cinchonas, and made remarks thereon in connection with 

 Mr. J. E. Ho ward's paper. — Mr. J.Eliot Howard read a paper, „On Cmchona 

 Calisaya var. Ledgeriana How., and C. Ledgeriana Moens." 

 The author brought forward proofs that the Dutch Government had realised 

 most valuable results from having secured the true Calisaya Ledgeriana 

 varieties of Cinchona, whereas in India inferior varieties of Cinchona had 

 been planted and the stock had greatly deteriorated , and no doubt owing 

 to the best plants having been cut down for the sake of the bark. He 

 brought forward plants obtained from seed which he had received from the 

 Yarrow estate in Ceylon, the bark from these trees having yielded as much 

 as from seven to twelwe per cent. of quinine. By the side of this he placed 



SJants that he had raised from the seed given to him by Mr. Thomas 

 hristy, that had come dü-ect from Bolivia, and he drew the following 

 conclusion , viz. : — that he believed that no one has received true seed of 

 the more valuable sorts of Cinchona Calisaya, except Mr. T h o m a s C hristy 

 and Mr. Ledger from South America. — There followed a paper by Mr. 

 W. T. Thiselton Dyer, „On a new species of Cycas from Southern India" ; 

 the species, C. Beddomei, is so distinct that it is difficult to indicate its 

 relationship ; but on the whole it might be regarded as a very reduced 

 form of C. c i r c i n a 1 i s , its Malabar congener , though differing from it in 

 many striking particulars. 



Meeting of June 7, 1883. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, in the chair. — Mr. R. J. Clarke 

 and Mr. Frank Matthews were elected Fellows of the Society. — Mr. W. T. 

 Thiselton Dyer exhibited a series of copals, some from Inhambana near Mozam- 

 bique, the product of Copaifera Gorskiana, of various sorts, with a melting- 

 point from 310" to 360 " Fahr.; others from Lagos (obtained by Captain 

 M a 1 n e y) , used by the natives for burning , and powdered by the 

 women as a body perfume. These last are supposed to be from a 

 species of Daniellia, the native name being „Ögea". — Mr. Hiern 



