LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 2$ 



Currey, in memory of his long connexion with the Society. In 

 accepting this donation, a special vote of thanks was accorded to 

 Mr. F. Innes Currey and the rest o£ the donors. 



Mr. T. B. Plower sent for exhibition Potentilla rupestris, L., 

 from Montgomeryshire, Polygonum maritimwn, L., and Senecio 

 squalidus, L., from North Devon. 



Mr. "W. Bancroft Espeut, of Jamaica, forwarded for exhibition 

 an albino specimen of Bat (Molossus ohscurus, Geoif.), albinism 

 in the Cheiroptera being of rare occurrence. 



Dr. T, S. Cobbold showed living specimens of Leptodera under 

 the microscope. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " The Life-history of a Crocus, and Notes on the Classifica- 

 tion and Geographical Distribution of the Genus." By George 

 Maw, F.L.S. 



2. " The Asteroidea of H.M.S. ' Challenger ' Expedition."— 

 Part I. By W. Percy Sladen, E.L.S. 



3. " Note on Staminiferous Corollas in Digitalis purpurea and 

 in Solamim tulejvsum.'' By the Eev. George Henslow, M.A., 

 E.L.S. 



February 2nd, 1882. 



C. B. Claeke, M.A., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Eev. B. Scortechini and John Marshall, Esq., were elected 

 Fellows. 



A Letter of invitation was read from the President of the 

 Societe Imperiale des Naturalistes de Moscou to the Linneau 

 Society, or its representatives, to be present at a Jubilee on 

 May 14th next, N.S., in honour of Charles Eenard. The Council 

 communicated this to the Meeting in case any Fellow might wish 

 to act as representing the Society at the Jubilee. 



Mr. T. Christy exhibited samples of various vegetable fibres and 

 manufactured pulp therefrom ; also explaining the new chemical 

 process employed by Mr. C. D. Ekmau for makiug excellent 

 paper quickly and economically from any sort of coarse plant- 

 fibre. 



The Secretary read a portion of a Letter from Mr. Thomas 

 Edward, A.L.S., accompanying a specimen of a supposed rare 

 marine animal, caught on a line off" the Banffshire coast. Dr. 

 Murie identified it as belonging to the Nemertean worms, pro- 

 bably Cerebratulus angulatus. 



Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited a new blistering-insect from 



