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October . On the logarithmic plotting of cer- 

 tain Biological data . . Mr. Scourfiekl. 



November On the evolution of the Basidio- 



mycetes .... Mr. Massee. 



Besides these a number of short Notes on various subjects 

 and descriptions of new or improved apparatus were brought 

 forward, and will be found in the Proceedings. 



Your Committee desires to tender its special thanks to Mr. G. 

 Massee, of Kew Gardens, who gave a most interesting address on 

 the evolution of the Basidiomycetes at the November meeting, 

 which was illusrated by a large number of beautiful drawings ; 

 and to all those gentlemen who have done so much to render the 

 gatherings both profitable and pleasant, not alone by reading 

 papers, but also by bringing their instruments and exhibiting 

 living or mounted specimens. 



For some time past it had been noticed that the attendance 

 at the September Ordinary Meeting fell much below the average, 

 probably from so many being away on their holidays. It was 

 felt by your Committee to be hardly fair to your officers to bring 

 them back for so small an affair, and a proposal was made to 

 delete this meeting. The question was submitted to the members 

 according to rule, and unanimously adopted. The third Friday 

 in September, therefore, will, henceforth be a conversational 

 meeting only, and, like the great majority of other societies, we 

 shall have a three months' vacation. 



A Special Exhibition Meeting was held in May at the 

 Smaller Queen's Hall, Langham Place. The arrangements were 

 kindly undertaken by Messrs. Dadswell and Yezey, and the 

 services of an excellent band were secured through the kind ofiices 

 of Mr. J. W. Reed. The acknowledged success of the evening was 

 very largely due to these gentlemen, and your Committee em- 

 braces this opportunity of offering to them the best thanks of 

 the Club, and putting on record its appreciation of their willing 

 sacrifice of time and ti-ouble. 



The following is a list of the additions to the Library during 

 the year : — 



Dr. M. C. Cooke's " Handbook of British \ Presented by 

 Hepaticse " . . . . . . i Mr. Alpheus Smith. 



