IXVlll PBOCEKDINGS OF TKK 



March 7th, 1878. 

 J, Gwi'iV Jeffreys, F.K.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 

 Charles C. P. Ilobkirk, Esq., was elected a Fellow. 

 The Cliairinan announced that in consequence of tlie lllue.s3 of 

 tlie Asisistant in the Libraiy, the Ecading-room would bt^ closed 

 (luring the next month at lialf-past four. 



Mr. Thomas Christy oxiiibiteda series of Chinese fruits ; among 

 others a remarkable Citron, known in China as the " Claw of 

 Huddha." 



Mr. Rich exhibited specimens of a rare variety of Helix 

 rir(/at(i. 



Prof Lankester exhibited, and made remarks on, a series of 

 Fossil Walrus-tusks {Trichechodon Ilu.rlei/i) from the Crag of 

 Sufiblk. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. '"On some new Species of Nudibrauchiate Mollusca from 

 the Eastern Seas." By Cuthbcrt CoUingwood, M.A., F.L.S. 



2. "On the Laws governing the Prodnction of Seed in ?F"/s- 

 taria sine)isisy By Thomas Meehau, Esq. Communicated by 

 the Rev. George Henslow, M.A., F.L.S, 



3. '• Enumeration of the Fungi collected during the Arctic 

 Expedition of 1S75-7C."' By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, F.L.S. 



4. '■ 0]i the Development of Fihiria sanguinis-hominis, and on 

 the Mosquito, considered as a Nurse." Bv Patrick Mansou, M.D. 

 Communicated by T. S. Cobbold, M.D., F.L.S. 



5. '• The Life-history of Fllaria Bancrofti, as explained by the 

 Discoveries of Wucherer, Lewis, and othei's.'" Bv T. S. Cobbold, 



:^r.D.. f.l.s. 



March 21st, 1878. 

 "William Carrutheks, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



John Evans, Esq., Campbell Patrick Ogilvie, Esq., Arthur 

 Veitch, Esq., and Sidney II. Vines, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. Carruthers exhibited, on the part of G. T. Saul, Esq., an 

 example of enormous development and adventitious roots upon a 

 species of Berheris. 



On behalf of Mr. J. AVillis Clarke of Cambridge, there were 

 exhibited three stufted specimens (male, female, and young) of 

 Fur Seals (Of aria ursina) from Alaska. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " The Venation in tlie Leaf of Conium maculaium.'' By John 

 Gorhani, M.R.C.S.E. Communicated by the Botanical Secretary. 



