Xviii I'ftOCKEblNGS OF THi: 



3. '• Ou Jlifodcs Lcmmus in Norway." Dy Eoberl Collclt. 

 Communicated by Dr. Murie, T.L.S. 



■1. " List of Hepaticrc collected by the Rev. A. E. Eatou at the 

 Cape of Good Hope." By William Mitten, A.L.S. 



5. " Xew TBrilisih Lichens." Bv the Eev. AV. A. Leighton, 



r.L.s. 



April 19th, 1S77. 



Geohoe BEXTiiAiT, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last IMecting ^vc^e read and signed. 



The Chairman proposed Di*. Boycott, Mr. Lee, Mr. M''Ltichlan, 

 and ^[r. Stainton as Members of the Committee for auditing tiic 

 Treasurer's accounts ; and a show of hands having been taken, 

 they were declared to be elected. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. '• On the G-eographical Distribution of the 3Ieh'((ce(e." By 

 M. Casimir de Candolle. Communicated bv George Beutham, 

 1\E.S., V.P.L.S. 



2. "On tlie Disarticulation of Branches." By E. L Lynch, 

 Esq. Communicated by J. G. Baker, F.L.S. 



3. " Ou the Geographical Distribution of ludiau Treshwater 

 rishcs."~Part II. By Dr. Pranois Day, P.L.S. 



4'. " On the Eegadera {EitpJectella aspergilJuiii).''' By Captain 

 Chimmo, E.X., P.L.S. 



5. "On a new form of GloViijcriixaP Bv Captain Chimmo. 

 K.N., P.L.8. 



May 3rd, 1877. 



Prof. G. J. Allmax, M.D., P.E.S., President, in the Ciuiir. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



James Paton, Esq., Avas elected a Fellow ; and M. Pierre 

 Duchartrc, Professor Carl Gegcnbaur, and Professor Eudolph 

 Leuckart were elected Foreign Members. 



Mr. A. AV. Beunett exhibited specimens of the Common Prim- 

 rose gathered by Miss Dowson near Beccles, showing the curious; 

 abnormal characters of the stamens being from six to ten in 

 number and completely dissociated from the corolla. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "On Thlasid perfolialum as a British Plant." By G. S. 

 Boulger, F.L.S. 



2. *' On tlic Structure and Affinities of the Genus Ahcoliles 

 and Allied Fonns." By Prof. Nicholson, F.L.S., and E. Ethe- 

 ridge, Jun., Esq. 



3. " Ou the Sacral Plexus and Sacral A'ertebra) of Lizards." 

 Bv Prof. St. George J. Mivart, F.E.S.. F.L.S., and the Eev. 

 Eobcrt Clarke, F.L.S. 



