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the memory of their late illustrious countryman, the greatest — • 

 alas that he could uo longer say, of living naturalists ! that 

 after the formal business was concluded the Society should 

 adjourn. 



The Motion having been put, was adopted in silence. 



The President announced that the following Auditors to 

 examine the Treasurer's Accounts had been nominated by the 

 Council : — 



For the Fellows, Dr. Jolm Millar and Mr. H. T. Stainton ; 

 for the Council, Mr, E. M'Lachlaii and Mr. A. \V. Bennett ; and 

 by show of hands these were unanimously elected. 



Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart., M.P., was elected a Fellow. 



Specimens of Fritillaria Meleagris had been sent for exhibition 

 by Mr. Matchwick ; they were gathered near Burghfield Bridge, 

 three miles from Eeading ; and the plant there is said to be rapidly 

 becoming extinct. 



May 4tli, 1882. 



Sir John Lubbock, Bart., F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following Eesolutions of Council were read and put from 

 the Chair : — 



" That the Fellows of the Linnean Society in Meeting 

 assembled desire to place upon record their sense of the great 

 and irreparable loss biological science has sustained in the 

 death of their most distinguished and venerated Fellow, Charles 

 Eobert Darwin, so long and so honourably connected with 

 the Linnean Society ; also to express their deepest sympathy 

 with Mrs. Darwin and the family in their bereavement. 



" That a copy of the foregoing Eesolution be communicated 

 to the family by the Secretary." 



These Eesolutions were unanimously adopted. 



Dr. Cuthbert C. Gibbes was elected a Fellow. 



The Eev. E. P. Murray exhibited specimens of Carex montana, 

 obtained at Heathfield in some abundance, in confirmation of 

 Mr. Eoper's statement in the current number of ' Trimen's 

 Journal of Botany.' 



Mr. John Murison showed Heliptenim eximium from the Cape 

 and Ixodia acliilleoides from Australia, as samples of dried flowers ; 

 also Jungle-cotton from Nagpore. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On Algai from the Himalayas." By Prof. G-. Dickie, F.L.S. 



2. " On new Varieties of the Sugar-cane produced by Planting 

 in Apposition." By the Baron de Villa Franca and JDr. Glass, 



