2 HCOCEEDIXGS OF IHE 



The President gave notice that a Ballot for Fellows would take 

 place on the 14tli December next ; he also annoiuK ed that two 

 vacancies now exist tor Associates, due to the deaths of Kobert 

 Allen l^olfe and "William Cole. 



The President read the following proposed alterations in the 

 Bye- Law 8 : — 



Chap. Vm. Sect. 1 (p. 21). To omit the following: "and 

 each AnniverHary Meeting shall also be advertised in Two or 

 more of the Public Newspapers, at least one week before the 

 same takes place." 



(Now needless, as every Fellow has notice.) 



Chap. VIII. Sect. 4 (p. 22). For " Three o'clock " substitute 

 "Five o'clock"; for " Half-past Three o'clock" substitute "Half- 

 past F^ive o'clock"; and for "Four o'clock" substitute "Six 

 o'clock." 



(Thus altering the hour of meeting from 3 to 5 p.m.) 



Chap. X. Sect. 8 (p. 24). After " Iron Chest," insert " or 

 with the Society's Bankers, and the Iron Chest shall ". 

 (Giving power to lodge securities at the Bank.) 



The first communication was by Dr. A. B. Eexdle, F.E.S., 



Sec.L.S., on "Early specimens of Daldia and Chnisanthemxmi from 

 the Banksian Herbarium." illustrated by lantern-slides. 

 Mr. J. BmxTKX contributed a few additional remarks. 



Dr. Eexdle also showed on behalf of Mr. Alfred O. AValker, 

 F^.L.S., a vine-tendril bearing a ripe grape, and explained the 

 relation of tendrils to inflorescence in the vine. 



The meeting sent its best wishes to our veteran Fellow, now 

 entering his 91st year. 



Mr. Julian S. Huxley thtni gave his paper on " The Courtship 

 of Birds,'' with slides from his own drawings and other sources in 

 illustration ; it was communicated by Prof. E. S. Goodrich, F.E.S., 

 Sec.L.S. 



A discussion followed, in which the President, Mr. W. P. 

 Pyeraft, A.L.S., and Lt.-Col. J. II. TuU Walsh engaged, the 

 author replying. 



Dr. B. Daydon Jacksox, Gen. Sec.L.S., then made a short 

 statement concerning the use of the name Forstcra or Forsteria, 

 both used by Linne in his herbarium with his note Forsiera 

 vaginalis, on a sheet which formerly had a grass-like plant 

 glued upon it, and therefore was widely separated from the 

 fStylidiaceous genus Avhich al the present day bears the name 

 Forstera. F^u'ther doubts as to the respective shares of Si'arrmax, 

 G. F'onsTER, and Fiixx. f. were raised by statements published by 

 Linn. f. and the Forsters. 



