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Mr. J. B. Carruthers, F.L.S., exhibited specimens and lantern- 

 slides to illustrate the growth of the vegetable canker Nectria 

 ditissima on the Cocoa-plant, and gave an account of certain 

 experiments which he had made to destroy it without injury to 

 the tree which it attacked. 



Additional remarks on the subject were made by Prof. Farmer. 



The following paper was read : — 



" On Khynchodesmus Howesi, a new European Species of 

 Terrestrial Planarian "Worm."' By Dr. R. F. Scharff, Keeper 

 of the Natural History Collections in the Science and Art 

 Museum, Dublin. (Communicated by Prof. G. B. Howes, 

 Sec. L.S.) 



March 1st, 1900. 



Dr. Albert C. L. G. GtrNTHER, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. W. Saville Kent, F.L.S. , exhibited lantern-slides of several 

 British Flowering Plants, to show the remarkable advances which 

 had been recently made in colour-photography. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On Botanic Nomenclature." By Charles Baron Clarke, 

 F.E.S., F.L.S. 



2. " On some Foraminifera of Tithonian Age from the Stram- 

 berg Limestone of Nesselsdorf." By Frederick Chapman, A.L.S. 



March 15th, 1900. 

 Mr. Geoege R. M. Muebay, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Mr. Albert Wilson was elected a Fellow of the Society. 



Prof. Farmer, F.L.S., exhibited (as lantern-slides) several 

 photographs of dissections of flowers, and made remarks on the 

 utility of such illustrations for teaching purposes. 



His views were supported by Mr. J. C. Shenstone. 



Mr. R. A. Rolfe, A.L.S., exhibited specimens and drawings of 

 Paphiopedilum, both of species and hybrids, with their capsules, to 

 illustrate remarks on the hybridization of Orchids. (For Abstract, 

 see p. 87.) 



Additional observations were made by Mr. A, O. Walker, 

 Dr. Rendle, and Prof. Farmer. 



