LINNEATS' SOCIETY OP LONDOIT. XXXV 



the Society be given to Dr. Allman for his excellent Address, and 

 that he be requested to allow it to be printed. [It will be found 

 in the Journal, Zoologj(N'o. 78), xiv. pp. 489-505.] 



June 4th, 1878. 



Prof. G-. J. Allman, M.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



Charles Bailey, Esq., "William E. Balston, Esq., Alexander 

 Craig Christie, Esq., and Greorge Robert Milne Murray, Esq., 

 were elected Fellows. 



Dr. Prior, E.L.S., exhibited a sample of Bath Asparagus, con- 

 sisting of the unexpanded flowering-spikes of Oniithoqalum pyre- 

 naicum, which had been largely employed for culinary purposes. 



Mr. Percy Sladen, E.L.S., exhibited Echinoderms from the 

 Korean seas, in illustration of his paper. 



Specimens of the so-called "Coffee-leaf Disease" {Hemileia 

 vasiatrix) were exhibited by the Eev. R. Abbay, in illustration of 

 his paper. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Note on Fin^uiculagrandijlora" By Dr. Allman, F.R.S., 

 President. 



2. " Observations on Hemileia vastatrix (the Coffee-leaf Di- 

 sease)." By the Rev. R. Abbay, M.A. Communicated by "W". 

 T. Thiselton Dyer, E.L.S. 



3. " On the Asteroidea and Echinoidea of the Korean Seas." 

 By W. Percy Sladen, F.L.S. 



4. " On the Korean Ophiuroidea." By P. M. Duncan, M.B. 

 Communicated by W. P. Sladen, F.L.S. 



June 20th, 1878. 



Prof G. J. Allman, M.D., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



"William Cattell, Esq., was elected a Fellow. 



The President nominated George Busk, Esq., William Carru- 

 thers, Esq., Lieut.-Col. Grant, and John Gwyn Jeffreys, LL.D., 

 Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



Dr. Gwyn Jeff'reys exhibited specimens of Virgularia dredged 

 by himself and the Rev. A. M. Norman in the Oyster fiord, 

 Norway. These appear to belong to a new species, to be here- 

 after described by Dr. Danielssen. 



Mr. J. R. Jackson, A.L.S., exhibited three Gourds from 

 Pekin, the fruits of a Lagenaria, probably L. vulgaris, which 

 appeared to have been ornamented by artificial means while in 

 the growing state. 



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