LINXEAN SOCIETY OF LO>"DOX. XXIX 



2. '^ On some Genera of the Olacacese." By John Mierp, 

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



3. " A new Arrangement of the Classes of Zoology founded on 

 the Position of the Oviducts, or, Avhen they are absent, on the 

 Position of the Ovaries, iucludiug a new JNIode of Arranging the 

 Mammalia." By Benjamin Clarke, P.L.8., M.R.C.8. 



-i. " List of Fungi from Brisbane, Queensland, Avith Descrip- 

 tions of new Species." By the Eev. M. T. Berkeley, F.L.S., and 

 C. E. Broome, F.L.R. 



April ith, 1878. 



AViLLiAM Caerutuers, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of tlie last Meeting were read and sigued. 



Frederick Mausou Bailey, Esq., Archibald Ilervan, M.D., 

 George Payne, jun., Esq., and James Eobert Eeid, Esq., were 

 elected Fellows. 



Dr. Triraen, E.L.8., exhibited a remarkable specimen of the base 

 of the stem of the Water-Hemlock (Cicufa virosa, L.), showing 

 the floating winter state of the plant. 



Mr. George Murray placed on the table specimens of growing 

 SaproJegnicB exhibiting terminal and interstitial oogonia. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On some Minute Hymenopterous Insects." By Prof. 

 AVestwood, F.L.8. 



2. "The Fungi of Texas." By M. C. Cooke, M.A., LL.D., 

 A.L.S. 



3. "Eemarks on the Peculiar Properties ascribed by the 8amoaus 

 to a Fungus." By the Eev. Thomas Powell, F.L.8. 



April ISth, 1«7S. 



J. Gw\^' JEri'KKis, F.E.8., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting ti\ ere read and sigued. 



The Eev. Albert Augustus Harland, Frederick Towusend, Esq., 

 the Eev. John James jMuir, and Walter George Piper, Esq., were 

 elected Fellows. 



The Chairman reported the Donation, on the part of the Sub- 

 scribers, of a Portrait in Oil of the late John Claudius Loudon, 

 F.L.S., F.H.S., &c., painted from life in 1840-41, by John Linuell. 

 The special thanks of the Society were directed to be presented 

 for this very acceptable memorial of Mr. Loudon by so enainent an 

 artist as Mr. Linnell. 



The Chairman proposed Mr. Bentley, Dr. Cobbold, Mr. Hudson, 

 and Dr. Prior as Members of the Committee for auditing the 

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

 thev were declared to be elected. 



