8 PKOCEEDTNGS OF THE 



Charles De Laime Faunce De Laune, Esq., Daniel Morris, Esq., 

 J. Jardine Murray, Esq., and the Hon. John Bates Thurston, 

 C.M.G., were elected Fellows. 



The President announced that the following Auditors for 

 the examination of the Treasurer's Accounts had been nominated 

 by the Council : — 



For the Fellows, Dr. John Millar and Mr. F. Maule Campbell ; 

 for the Council, Mr. A. W. Bennett and Mr. E. W. M^Lachlan ; 

 and, by show of hands, these were unanimously elected. 



Mr. J. Britten exliibited specimens of Arum italicum from 

 Torquay; also A. macidatum, for comparison. 



Mr. G. F. Angas showed vegetable produce from Dominica. 



Mr. F. V. Dickins exhibited a Japanese work issued by the 

 University of Tokio, descriptive of plants grown in the Botanic 

 Garden of Koishikawa. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Sense of Color amongst some of the Lower Ani- 

 mals." By Sir John Lubbock, Bart., Pres. L.S. 



2. " On the Diatoms collected during the Arctic ExjDedition of 

 Sir George Nares." By Prof . T. Cleve. (Communicated by Sir 

 J. D. Hooker, F.E.S., F.L.S.) 



3. "Monograph of the Ephemeridse or Mayflies." By Eev. 

 A. E. Eaton. (Communicated by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., 

 Pres. L.S.) 



4. " On the Joint and Separate AVork of the Authors of Ben- 

 tham and Hooker's ' Genera Plautarum.' " By George Beutham, 

 F.E.S., F.L.S. 



May 3rd, 1883. 

 Sir John Lubbock, Bart., President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Signer Odoardo Beccari and Prof. Johan Lange were elected 

 Foreign Members. 



Colonel Beddome exhibited Asplennim resecUim, Sm., with allan- 

 todioid sori, and DipJazium travancoricum, a new species. 



Mr. J. E. Howard showed living and dried plants and barks 

 in illustration of his paper. Mr. T. Christy also exhibited Boli- 

 vian Cinchona barks. 



Mr. W. Galloway exhibited a series of the remains of the Great 

 Auk, Otter, and other animals from the mound of Caisteal-nan- 

 Gillean, island of Orons^ay, Argy]lt*hire ; referred to in Linn. 

 Soc. Journ. (Zool.) xvi. p. 479. 



