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for his excellent Address, and that he be requested, to allow it 

 to be printed." This having been seconded by Mr. Gr. Busk, was 

 carried unanimously. 



Prof. T. S. Cobbold then moved the foilowinp; resolution : — 

 " The Fellows of the Linuean Society in Anniversary Meeting- 

 assembled desire to cordially congratulate the President on his 

 recent marriage, and to express a liope that the union may be 

 long and happy;" which, having been seconded by Dr. E. C A. 

 Prior, was carried. 



Mr. Carruthers then proposed, '" That a special vote of thanks 

 be accorded to the Officers for their very valuable labours during 

 the Session :" this, having been seconded by Mr. T. Christy, 

 was carried. 



The Senior Secretary read the Obituary Notices of deceased 

 Fellows (see p. 31). 



June 5th, 1884. 



William Caeruthees, F.E.S., Vice-President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed: — 



The Chau'man stated that the President nomiuated Mr. 

 William Carruthers, Mr. Frank Crisp (Treasurer), Prof P. 

 Martin Duncan, and Mr. Henry T. Stainton to be Vice-Presidents 

 for the ensuing year. 



Mr. J. Harris Stone exhibited and made remarks on specimens 

 and photographs, viz. : — Portion of the wood and a remarkable 

 wart (as large as a Cocoa-nut) from the famous Dragon-Tree 

 {Drac&na Draco) of the Canaries ; photographs of the young 

 Dragon-Tree planted by the Marquesa de Sawyal, andnow grow- 

 ing on the site of the old celebrated tree of Orotava ; view of the 

 Dragon-Tree of Jcod-de-los- Vinos in Teneriffe ; and of the Peak 

 of Teneriffe, showing how the Eetana grows ou the CaSadas. 



There was shown, on behalf of Mr, E. Morton Middleton, a 

 small branch of Cotoneaster mia^ophylla grown at Castle Eden, 

 Co. Durham, being a good example of fasciation in this plant. 



Dr. E. C. A. Prior afterwai-ds drew attention to specimens of 

 the rare Foteniilla rupestris from Craig Breidhen, Montgomery- 

 shire, and of Rumex mnguineus from the neighbourliood of 

 Bristol forwarded by Mr, T. B. Flower, F.L.S. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On a Variety of Melam;pyrum 'pratenser By George 

 Druce, F.L.S. 



2. "On a new Grenus of Eecent Fuiigida allied to the Grenus 

 Micrahaciar By Prof P. Martin Duncan, F.E.S., Vice-Pres. L.S. 



