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from the seeds by boiling ; and with this as an insecticide the 

 Kaffirs anoint their bodies. 



Mr. John .Tenner "Weir drew attention to, and made comments 

 on, the recently issued iUustrated folios of ' Exotische Schmetter- 

 linge ' by Drs. Staudinger and Langhaus. 



Mr. F. E, Cheshire gave an epitome of his late researches on 

 the Tongue of the Bee, describing the structure and the mode in 

 which he believes the suction of nectar to take place. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Notes on Entomostraca collected by Mr. A. Haly in 

 Ceylon." By Dr. G-. Stewardson Brady, F.L.S. 



2. " On a Small Collection of Orchids from Madagascar." By 

 Henry N. Eidley, F.L.S. 



3. " E-evisional Monograph of the Eecent Ephemeridse. — 

 Part IV." By the Rev. A. Eaton, M.A. 



4. " Colombian Species of the Grenus Diahrotica. — Part. II." 

 By Joseph S. Baly, F.L.S. 



January 21st, 1886. 

 "William Caeruthers, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. Veitch exhibited, in illustration of Dr. Masters's paper, 

 a series of living examples of Conifers, amona which were Abies 

 magnifica, A. lasiocarpa, A. concolor, A. Forticnei, A. siihalpma, 

 A. nohilis, A. grancUs, and A. amabilis, Pseudo-Larix Kcempferi, 

 Picea Omorika, Pimcs Peiicei, Arthrotnxis selaginoides, and 

 A. laxifolia. 



Mr. Edward Morell Holmes exhibited a specimen of the Ergot 

 of Diss (Aricndo ienax) from Algeria. This Ergot is said to be 

 more active medicinally, is slenderer than that of Eye, and 

 twice or thrice its length ; it is attributable to the fungus Cla- 

 viceps purpurea. Mr. Holmes also showed a fasciated branch 

 of the common Holly. 



Dr. Charles Cogswell drew attention to dried specimens of the 

 six species of Maples {Acer) of Canada collected by him in Nova 

 Scotia, and of Sisyrincliium Bermudiamim and PryophyUum caly- 

 cinum from Bermuda. He contrasted the great difference of 

 climate and vegetation of the continent and island, observing 

 that the Gulf -stream liad doubtless an important influence on 

 the Bermudan Flora. Moreover, it was noticeable that Bryo- 

 phyllum, like the Maples, put on a brilliant autumnal tint. 



There was exhibited, for Mr. Buysraan, examples of Bud- 

 heckia and Lupinus as teaching-specimens of medicinal plants. 



