lO PEOCEEDlUaS OF THE 



from the same locality. The plant is allied to G. zonatus of the 

 Taurus ; but it is a much s'naller plant with exceptionally short 

 leaves, wliich are retained till the ensuing flowering-time, the two 

 years' sets of leaves occurring simultaneously. 



Mr. W. Simpson exhibited a series of sketches of the Afghan 

 boundary, as illustrative of the region traversed by the Delimi- 

 tation Commission. 



A large series of Dr. Aitchisou's collections were shown, among 

 which were examples of the Mammals, Birds, Eeptiles, and 

 Insects ; beside dried plants, economic products, and other objects 

 connected with the Flora of the localities visited. 



The following paper was read and discussed: — 

 " On the Fauna and Flora of the Afghan Boundary." By Dr. 

 J. E. T. Aitchison, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



Among the speakers who took part in the discusj^ion were Sir 

 J. D. Hooker, Mr. J. G. Baker, Dr. A. Guntber, Mr. J. BaU, 

 Mr. G. A. Boulenger, Dr. P. L. Sclater, Dr. W. T. Blanford, 

 Mr. Oldfield Thomas, Sir Joseph Phayrer, Mr. E. Bowdler Sharpe, 

 Mr. Howard Saunders, Mr. W. T. Thiselton Dyer, and Mr. C 

 O. Waterhou:>e. 



February 17th, 1887. 



AViLLiAM Caeeuthees, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Eev. Andrew Johnson exhibited drawings of an abnormal 

 Begonia Veitchii, growu by him the preceding autumn. The pecu- 

 liarity consisted in the flower liaving a single large central 

 flask-shaped organ, surmounted by a single simple straight style, 

 thus indicating an hermaphrodite condition, while presenting an 

 apparent resemblance to the normal female organs of Laurus 

 nob ills. 



Mr. E. Morell Holmes exhibited some irregularly developed 

 Lemons, in which the carpels were more or less separated at the 

 apex ; the arrest of the normal union of the carpels being attri- 

 buted to the bite of an insect in tiie early stage of the growth of 

 the fruit. 



There was exhibited for Mr. J. G. Otto Tepper a new Sfyli- 

 dium {S. Tepperiana, F. Muell.), collected by Mr. Tepper, 13tii 

 November, 1886, on Mount Taylor, Kangaroo Island, Victoria, 

 Australia. 



