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favour of its so occurring. (2) Potamogeton Jluitans, Eoth, 

 found by Mr. A. Fryer, of Chatteris, iu the county of Hunting- 

 don, iu the summer of 1884 ; several times reported as British, 

 but always contradicted ; the specimen now shown is undoubtedly 

 the plant in question. (3) (Jarex inner vis, Degland, coast of 

 Norfolk, gathered by Mr. Grlasspoole about 1869-70, but un- 

 noticed among Ids duplicates till 1884; a West-European plant 

 confined to sandy sea-shores. (4) Carex salina, Wg., var. Kat- 

 tegatensis, Fries (sp.), gathered by Mr. James Grant, of Wick, on 

 the sandy bank of the Wick river in Caithness, in July and 

 August 1883-84 : an interesting addition, belonging to a section 

 of Carices inhabitants of arctic and boreal lands. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Occurrence of Articulated Laticiferous Vessels in 

 Reveal By Dukinfield H. Scott, F.L.S. 



2. " On Golfingia Maclntosliii, a new ISipunculid from the 

 coast of Scotland!" By Prof. E. Eay Lankester, F.L.S. 



Anniveesaet Addeess or the Peesident. 



GrENTLEMEN, — 



We meet this evening at the close of a year which has 

 been prosperous if uneventful. 



Our meetings liave been well attended, and of much interest. 

 The exhibitions have been numerous, and once more our .'special 

 thanks are due to tlie authorities at Kew tor the many interest- 

 ing specimens which they have kindly sent for our inspection. 

 Indeed it has more than once occurred to me (though this does 

 not at all apply to tlie Kew exhibitions) that it is becoming 

 necessary to consider whether the description of and discussion on 

 specimens exhibited will not have to be somewhat limited as 

 regards time. It has happened more than once that A'aluable 

 papers have been postponed to a late hour, though I have 

 not liked to interrupt, on account of the interesting character 

 of the exhibitions themselves. 



Foremost among those whose loss we have had to deplore during 

 the past year has been our ex-President, Mr. Bentham, at the 

 venerable age of 85. His death followed closely on the comple- 

 tion of the great work for which we are indebted to him and Sir 

 Joseph Hooker. His other contributions to Botanical Science 

 number over 100, and include many important works, es])ecially 

 those on the Flora of Australia and of Hong Kong. He was 

 elected President of this Society iu 1861, and occupied the Chair 

 for 13 years. 



The Society are aware that he had intended to leave us in his 



