LINNBAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. I9 



" That the portrait in question is considered as the one which is 

 the best likeness of the Archiater v. Linne is hereby certified by 

 the undersigned liis great grandson. 



" Ujisala, September 1880, 



(signed) Maueitz Riddeebjelke." 



"The two accompanying certificates issued by the Public Nota- 

 ries in Stockholm and Upsala do certify the signatures aud the 

 perfect respectability and reliability of Mr. O. O. Afzelius, of the 

 Dowager Mrs. Martin, and of Mr. Eidderbjelke. 



" Legation of Sweden and Norway, 

 London, April 1883. 

 (signed) Edwaed Pipee." 



I have been fortunate enough to secure this interesting portrait ; 

 and I hope I may be permitted to present it to the Society. 



An ap]3lication from the Eoyal Horticultural Society for the 

 use of our apartments for a few evening meetings lias been 

 granted by the Council ; the first took place on Tuesday, 8th 

 of May *. 



The Society's engagements with the Government as to perio- 

 dically painting the apartments, and their present condition, 

 must cause us (as our Treasurer has intimated) to prepare for 

 the necessary expenditure. 



Through the good ofiices of our active Treasui'er, who presented 

 the objectives, the Society is now furnished with four service- 

 able microscopes, whose usefulness at the evening meetings will 

 be generally acknowledged, while they are likewise available to 

 members. 



The transfer of the Biological collections to the new Natural 

 History Museum has made considerable progress during the past 

 year ; and the Keepers of the Zoological, Botanical, and Palaeonto- 

 logical departments have been good enough to furnish me with some 

 particulars, whicii I think may not be without interest to the 

 Fellows. 



The energies of the Zoological Department have been directed 

 during the last twelve months chiefly to the work of removing 

 the collections to South Kensington and of arranging them in the 

 new galleries. The whole of the collection of Mammalia, all the 

 dry specimens of reptiles and fishes, the collections of shells, 

 corals, and sponges, and, finally, a great part of the animals 

 preserved in spirits, have already been removed. 



In arranging these collections considerable and unexpected 

 obstacles were encountered. They arose chiefly from the deficient 

 system of ventilation and warming, which occasioned in several of 

 the galleries delays and changes in the plan of executing this 



* The secoud meeting took place on Tuesday, June 12. 



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