LIKKEAN SOCIETY UE lOKDOX. XXXl 



of November, 1878, uiuy at any time coiiipoinul for his future Contribu- 

 tiou, including that for the then current year, by pa} ing the Sum of Forty- 

 five Pounds. If he should have already paid the Contribution for the 

 current Year, such Payment shall be allowed in part of the Compo- 

 sition. 



Section VIII. — In case any Fellow be not usually resident within the 

 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, such Person shall, within 

 Six TMonths after his Election, or within such other time as the Council 

 shall permit, and before he be admitted, cither ])rovide such Security for 

 the Payment of the Annual Contributions as shall be satisfactory to the 

 Council, or shall pay to the Treasurer, in lieu of Annual Contributions, 

 such Sum as is hereinafter mentioned ; that is to say, if such Fellow shall 

 have been elected after the Twenty-fourth day of IMay, 182i>, and before 

 the First day of November, 1878, the Sum of Thirty Pounds ; and if such 

 Fellow shall have been elected on or after the First day of November, 18/8, 

 the Sum of Forty-tive Pounds. 



Section IX. — If any Fellow i)aying yearly Contributions should fail 

 to bring or send in the same to the Treasurer, then, unless the said Payment 

 be remitted in whole, or in i)art, by special Order of the Councd, bis 

 Obligation shall be put in Suit for the Recovery thereof; and he shall be 

 liable to Ejection from the Society ; upon which the Council shall proceed 

 as they may see cause. 



Miiy 2iid, 1S78. 



W. B. Caepenteb, M.D., F.E.8., Vice-Presideut, iii the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



The j^roposed alterations in Chapter II. of the Bye-Laws were 

 again read by tlie Vice-President in the Chair. 



M. Cesar Chantre and Thoinas Comber, Esq., were elected 

 Pellows. 



Teodoro Camel, Ernest Cosson, M.l)., Dr. George Eiigelinaiiu, 

 Dr. Ediiard Eenzl, and Dr. Julius >Sachs Averc elected ]""'oreigu 

 Members. 



Mr. J. E. JaeksoD. A.L.S., sent for exhibition specimens of tlic 

 Leaves, Emit, and portions of tlic yicniof Yucca haccata, Torrey, 

 from Mexico. 



A drawing was exhibited and a letter read from the Eev. 11. 

 H. Higgius in reference to a large Tubularian Hydrozoon from 

 New Zealand, collected by Dr. Andrew fSiuclair. 



Mr. Thomas Higgiu, E.L.iS., exliibiteda photograph, of natural 

 size, and microscopic specimens of CMtina crecopsis, a rare foi'in 

 of the H3"dractiniida} from New Zealand. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "On Marupa^ a Geuus of the fSimarubacea'."' By John 

 Miers, E.E.«., E.L.«. 



2. " On the (Seed-structure and Germiuation oi JBaclurar By 

 II. Irwin Lynch. Communicated by Dr. Murie, E.L.tS. 



