LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LOXBON. Ixi 



Address, with a request tliat lie should allow it to be printed. [It 

 will be found in tlie Journal, Botany (No. 108), vol. xvii. p. 135.] 



June 3rd, 1880. 

 Prof. G. J. Allmax, M.D., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 

 The following papers were read : — 



1. "On the Specific Identitj oi Scomherjiuncfatus, Couch, with 

 S. scomber, Linn." By Dr. F. Day, F.L.kS. 



2. " Note on the Anal Respiration in the Zoija-Larva of tlie 

 Decapods." By Marcus M. Hartog, P.L.S. 



3. " On the Application of the Hesults of Pringsheini's recent 

 Researches on Chlorophyll to the Life of tlie Lichen." By 

 George Murray, F.L.S. 



4. "On the Grenus Solanocrimis, Goldfuss, and its relation to 

 Recent Comatulcer By P. Herbert Carpenter, M.A. Com- 

 municated by Dr. W. Carpenter, C.B., F.L.S. 



June 17th, 18S0. 



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



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and signed. 



The Rev. H. G. Bonavia Hunt, Henry Nottidge Moseley, M.A., 

 Rev. A. Merle Norman, and E. A. Webb, Esq., were elected 

 Fellows. 



Dr. R. C. A. Prior read a letter from a correspondent recount- 

 ing the occurrence of the rare instance of a Mistletoe Parasite on 

 a Mistletoe. 



Lord Lilford exhibited a series of Skins and Skulls of the 

 "Wild Sheep of Cyprus {Ovis ophion, Blyth). 



Mr. E. M. Holmes showed, vmder the microscope, an example 

 of Polijsi^jhoiiia fastigiata with development of Antheridia and 

 Cystocarp on the same branch, which had been obtained at 

 Ventnor, Isle of Wight. 



Mr. F. Crisp exhibited several preparations of the early stages 

 of Invertebrates from the Aquarium at Naples ; he also exhi- 

 bited living specimens of the new Freshwater Medusa from the 

 Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park. 



Mr. C. Stewart showed, under tlie microscope, sections of the 

 growing-points of Ghara and of the Common Ash. 



The following pajiers were read : — 



1. " On certain Glands in tlie Maxillse of Spiders." B}-- 

 F. M. Campbell, F.L.S. 



2. " On two Cases of Incorporation by Sponges of Spicules 

 foreign to them." By Stuart O. Ridley, F.L.S. 



