14 PROCKEDIXGS OF THE 



March loth, 1923. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodwaiid, F.R.S., President, 

 in the Cliiiir. 



The Minutes oi" the General INIeeting of the 1st March, 1923, 

 were read and eoiifirnied. 



Mr. Edward Wyllie Fenton, M.A., B.Sc. (Aberd.), i^lr. John 

 Koxbrouf^h Nor:iinn, Miss Annie Dixon, and Mr. Kobert Edward 

 Cliapiiian, M.Sc, were admitted Fellows. 



The following cerlificates were read for the second time: as 

 Fellows, Dr. Clarence Tierney, The liev. Francis Kossl yn Courtenay 

 liruce, D.D., and Mr. Henry Harwood Smith ; as Associate, 

 William Jjarelay ; and as Foreign Member, Dr. Juhn Isaac 

 Jiri(inet. 



The following were proposed as Fellows: — 

 ]\lr. liobert JJarr, Mr. Henry Charles Abraham, and Mr. "William 

 Plane Pycraft. 



Mr. Gr. Allan Frost exhibited a large collection of the otoliths 

 of recent fishes. The President remarked upon tlie extent and 

 interest of the collection. 



]\rr. JoHX Pakkix brought forward a paper on " The Strobilus 

 Theory of Angiospernious Descent." (See Abstract, p. 51.) 



Tiie discussion was carried on by Dr. D. H. Scott, Mr. H. H. 

 Thomas (visitor). Prof. F. W. Oliver, and Dr. A. B. Kendle : 

 reported in the Abstracts. 



Mr. Parkin briefly replied to the observations contributed by 

 the speakers. 



Dr. Fraxcisco Ferrer (visitor) showed under the microscope 

 slides illustrating the histology of Cade'iiterates and Sponges, and 

 drew attention to points of special interest. 



Professor A. Dendy and Dr. G. P. Bidder contributed further 

 remarks. 



Mr. W. E. Hollows sent from Exmouth specimens of Ramin- 

 culus Ficaria showing unusually bleached flowers. 



April 19th, 1923. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.K.S., President, 

 in tlie Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the loth March, 1923, 

 were read and confirmed. 



