2 PROCEEDINGS 01" THE 



absent. One Butterfly, a well-known Brazilian species, was 

 plentiful, but insects, though abundant in numbers, were poor in 

 species. Two species of Trochus called for remark as having a 

 southern distribution, the remainder of the marine shells, and 

 indeed most of the marine fauna and flora, being of West-Indian 

 facies. Owing to the destruction of the forests the indigenous 

 flora is much destroyed, but several interesting endemic species 

 were obtained. One common species of fern, a few mosses and. 

 hepatics, several lichens, and some fungi were collected, and with 

 the other objects were shown at the Meeting. 



Mr. George Murray exhibited specimens of Valonia ovalis, Ag., 

 from Bermuda, obtained by Mrs. Whelpdale, and from G-renada 

 collected by himself The specimens from Bermuda, consisting 

 each of a single cell, were always of a balloon-shape, and attained 

 a diameter of upwards of an inch, while the greatest girth 

 exceeded two inches. The Grenada specimens were considerably 

 larger and either sjoherical or oval in shape, agreeing in this 

 respect with specimens from Guadaloupe in the British Museum. 

 There was possibly specific difference between them. Mr. Murray 

 then gave an account, illustrated with diagrams, of the develop- 

 ment of Valonia utricularis, Ag., as described by Niigeli, and 

 incidentally compared the mode with that observed in SciaJium. 

 He also exhibited the germ-cells of F. ovalis obtained from the 

 Grenada specimens under the microscope, stating that he had 

 not been able to obtain their further development. 



Prof. H. Marshall "Ward exhibited specimens and made remarks 

 on the peculiar development of Agaricus {Armillaria) melleus 

 from Rhizomorpha . 



An interesting example of a Wasps' nest was shown from 

 Dovercourt. 



Mr. E. Alfred Heath exhibited well-preserved examples of the 

 fruit of two species of Solanum (S. mammosa and another) from 

 Barbadoes. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Scars occurring on the Stem of Dammara robusta." 

 By Samuel G. Shattock. (Communicated by W. T. Thiselton 

 Dyer, F.L.S.) 



2. " Eeport on the Pennatulida of the Mergui Archipelago." 

 By Prof A. Milnes Marshall and Dr. Herbert Powler. (Com- 

 municated by Dr. John Anderson, P.L.S.) 



3. " Supplementary Notes on the Ferns of North India." By 

 J. G. Baker, F.L.S., and C. B. Clarke, F.L.S. 



