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siderable difficulty, procured flowering and fruiting specimens of 

 the plant to enable its proper determination. 



Prof Howes, Sec. L.S., exhibited three living specimens of the 

 Lizard Hatteria, hatched from eggs which had been received from 

 Prof. Dendy, of Canterbury College, Christchurch, New Zealand, 

 •with a view of working out the development of the skeleton. 

 Prof. Howes described the circumstances under which they had 

 been reared, for tlie first time in Europe, and made some obser- 

 vations on the ru])ture of the egg-shell. Further remarks were 

 made by the President. 



On behalf of Mr. J. Hamilton Leigh, P.L.S., there was exhi- 

 bited an unskinned example of the Wild Cat, FeJis catus, which 

 had been trapped on Jan. 31st in Argyllshii'e, aud forwarded to 

 Ijondon for preservation. It had all the characteristic features 

 cf Felis catus, and was of great size, weighing nearly 11 lbs. 



The President, in commenting upon the occurrence, expressed 

 rtgret that the rarer Mammalia of Great Britain were daily be- 

 caniug still more rare for want of that protection which might 

 bt accorded to them as well as to Birds. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. '■ On the genus Nanomiirium.'''' By Mr. E. S. Salmon, 

 (tommunicated by J. Gr. Baker, E.R.S., E.L.S.) 



\ " On the production of Apospory by Environment in 

 Atii/rium Filix-foemina var. unco-glomeratum, an apparently 

 baren Fern." Ey E. AV. Stansfield, M.B. (Communicated by 

 C.lDruery, E.L.S.) 



3." Recent Foritidce, and the position of the Family in the 

 Madftporarian System." By H. M. Bernard, M.A., E.L.S. 



February 16th, 1899. 



Dr. Abeet C. L. Gr. GtiNTHEE, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The linutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messi. William Bruce Bannerman, Charles Crossland, and 

 the Hor NathaLiel Charles Eothschild were elected Fellows of 

 the Socicy, and Mr. John Storrie was elected an Associate. 



Mr. Cluent Reid, F.L.S., exhibited some fruits of Najas minor, 

 AUione, ud of Najas graminea, Delile, found during a further 

 examinatai of the interglacial deposits at West Wittering in 

 Sussex. Tajas minor is distributed throughout Europe, except 

 in the noh, and in Britain ; Najas graminea is found in the 

 tropics of he Old World as well as in the Mediterranean Region. 

 In Britainwhere it has been accidentally introduced, it has been 

 found in a anal which receives waste hot water from a factory. 



