LINITEAN SOCIETY OF LOIfDON. 3 



Dr. Stapf also showed, on behalf o£ the Director of Kew 

 •Gardens, a large infructescence of Musa E)isete, GmeL, lately- 

 received from the Azores. 



Mr. Gilbert Christy, F.L.S., exhibited a preparation of India- 

 rubber by a new process from Castilloa elastica, and also specimens 

 of rubber obtained from Kickxia elastica. 



Mr. A. D. Ferguson exhibited a series of photographic views 

 taken in Demerara. 



Mr. J. W. Fawcett read a paper on some Vegetable Poisons 

 used for the capture of Fish by the Aborigines of Australia. (For 

 Abstract, see p. 86.) 



Mr. B. Daydon Jackson pointed out how widespread was the 

 practice of obtaining fish in this way, and gave a brief review of 

 the literature bearing on the subject. 



A discussion followed, in which the President, Messrs. E. M. 

 Holmes, Thomas Christy, and J. E, Harting took part. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "On some New Zealand Schizopoda." By G. M. Thomson. 

 F.L.S. 



2. " On the Structure of Porites." By H. M. Bernard, F.L.S. 



December 21st, 1899. 



Dr. Albeet C. L. G. Gunthee, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Charles Edward Jones, B.Sc, was admitted a Fellow of the 

 Society. 



Mr. W. G. Freeman, F.L.S., exhibited a tree of Eevea hrasi- 

 liensis (Para Rubber), showing the method of tapping adopted in 

 Ceylon. 



Dr. Eobert Braithwaite, F.L.S., exhibited specimens of Hypnum 

 Hochstetteri, Schimp., collected by him on the Isle of Barra, 

 Outer Hebrides, the only kuown locality for it in Europe, though 

 found in the Azores and Canary Islands. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Air-bladder and its connection with the Auditory 

 Organs in the Notopteridse." By Prof. T. W. Bridge, D.Sc, 

 F.L.S. 



2. " On some new and interesting Foraminifera from the 

 Funafuti Atoll, Ellice Islands." By F. Chapman, A.L.S. 



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