14 PUOCKKUINCiS OF THE 



April 21st, 1887. 



William Carhuthers, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



William Isaac Spencer, Esq., was elected a Fellow, 



Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited specimens of various species of 

 Thoren from Borneo and Sumatrn, which plants yield ves^etable 

 fats for technical purposes. Several species of Dichopsis, afford- 

 iiiff gutta-perclia from th^ bark and fat from the seeds, were also 

 shown. Mr. Holmes pointed out the importance of the cultiva- 

 tion of the more valuable of these trees, among others Z). ohlongi- 

 folia and Ceratoplwrus Loerii, since they are being rapidly de- 

 stroyed by the natives. Tlioir cultivation has already been com- 

 menced by the Dutch ; but not a day too soon, as the trees take 

 at least twenty years before becoming reproductive and valuable. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Variations in Plants and Animals." By P. Greddes. 

 (Communicated by Dr. J. Murie, F.L.S.) 



2. " TheGephyreans of Mergui." By Prof . E. Selenka. (Com- 

 municated by Dr. J. Anderson, F.L.S.) 



May 5th, 1887. 



William Caeeutheus, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President announced tliat the following Auditors to exa- 

 mine the Treasurer's Accounts had been nominated by the 

 Council: — 



For the Fellows, Mr. Frederick V. Dickins and Mr. George 

 Maw ; for the Council, Mr. James E. Harting and Mr. A. D. 

 Michael. And by a inhow of iiands these were unanimously 

 elected. 



Ernest William Forrest, Esq., and George Perrin, Esq., w^ere 

 elected Fellows. 



William Haddon Beeby, Esq., Adolphus Kent, Esq., and John 

 Medley Wood, Esq., were elected Associates. 



Dr. Gcorg August Schweiul'urth, Caiio, Count Hermann 

 Solms-Laubach, (Joltingcn, Dr. Franz Steindachner, Vienna, 

 Dr. Melchior Treub, Buitenzorg, Java, and Dr. Augustus Weiss- 

 mann, of Freiburg, Baden, were elected Foreign Memberg, 



