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and the following gentlemen, viz., Monsieur Adrien Pranclaet, 

 Prof. Emil Christian Hansen, Dr. Seiitsiro Ikeno, Prof. Greorg 

 Ossian Sars, and Prof. Eduard von Martens, were elected Foreign 

 Members. 



Mr. Isaac H. Burkill exhibited specimens of a Daisy {BeJlis 

 perennis) found at Kew in which the ray of the outer florets was 

 ISO nearly absent that these consisted of scarcely more than ovary, 

 naked style, and stigma. Remarks were made by Messrs. T. E. 

 E. Stebbing and A. W. Bennett. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "The position of Anoinalurus as indicated by its Myology." 

 By F. G. Parsons, F.R.C.S., P.L.S. 



2. " On Variation in Desmids." By George S. West. (Com- 

 municated by W. West, P.L.S.) 



3. " On Notheia anomala, Harv. et Bail." By Miss Ethel 

 Barton. (Communicated by G. Murray, P.E.S., E.L.S.) 



May 24th, 1899. 

 Anniversary Meeting. 

 Dr. Albert G. L. G. Gu^s^theb, E.E.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Treasurer presented his Annual Statement of Accounts 

 duly audited, as shown on p. 13. 



The Secretary read his report of deaths, withdrawals, and 

 elections of new Fellows for the past year, as follows : — 



Since the last Anniversary Meeting 18 Fellows had died or 

 their deaths had been ascertained : — 



Sir Douglas Galton. 



Prof. Henry AUeyne Nicholson. 



Mr. Eugene Fred. Augustus 



Obach. 

 Mr. Charles Nathaniel Peal. 

 Sir William Eoberts. 

 Mr. Thomas Rogers. 

 Mr. Osbert Salvin. 

 Mr. John Van Voorst. 



Sir Thomas Dyke Acland. 

 Dr. J. E. Tierney Aitchison. 

 Prof. George James Allman. 

 The Hon. David Arnot. 

 Mr. Saml. Denton Bairstow. 

 Mr. William Borrer.. 

 Mr. Charles James Breese. 

 Mr. John Buclxanan. 

 Eev. William Colenso. 

 Eev. William Davies. 



Foreign Members, 5. 



Prof. Teodoro Caruel. 



Prof. Carl Clans. 



Prof. Ferdinand Julius Cohn. 



Prof. Johan Lange. 

 Dr. Charles Naudin* 



