8 PEOCEEDTNGS OF THE 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Influence of Light on Protoplasmic Movement. — Part II." 

 By Spencer Le Marchant Moore, P.L.S. 



2. " Studies of the Macrochires." By Dr. E. W. Shufeldt. 

 (Communicated by Prof. William Kitchen Parker, F.R.S., 

 P.L.S.) 



Pebruary 2nd, 1888. 



"William Caeeuthers, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The vacancies among the Foreign Members caused by the 

 deaths of Prof. Spencer Baird, Prof. Asa Gray, Prof. Anton de 

 Bary, Prof. Dr. Eobert Caspary, and Prof. Dr. August Wilhelm 

 Eicliler, having been announced by the President, the following 

 nominations were made, and the Certificates ordered to be sus- 

 pended: — 



Dr. Adolph Engler, Professor of Botany at Breslau. Dr. Thore 

 Fries, Professorof Botany at TJpsala, Sweden, and present occupant 

 of the Chair formerly occupied by Carl von Linne. Dr. Robert 

 Hartig, of Munich. Dr. Eugen Warming, of Stockholm. Dr. 

 Anton Dohrn, Director of the Zoological Station at Naples. 



Mr. C. T. Druery exhibited a collection of Nature Prints of 

 abnormal British Wild Ferns, prepared by Col. Jones, and made 

 some remarks on the extraordinary number of named varieties 

 which had been recognized, and now required to be carefully 

 examined with a view to some systematic arrangement of them. 



Dr. Amadeo exhibited and made some observations on a pre- 

 sumed new species of TaberncBmontana. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Ferns of Simla." By Henry F. Blanford, F.R.S. 

 (Communicated by C B. Clarke, F.R.S., F.L.S.) 



2. " On the Fertilization of Cattleya lahiata, var. Mossice." By 

 Harry J. Veitch, F.L.S. 



3. " Descriptions of new Species of Galerucincd.'" By Joseph 

 S. Baly, F.L.S. 



February 16th, 1888. 



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



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The President announced the receipt of a letter from the Com- 

 mittee of Schnyder von Wartensee's Foundation at Zurich, 



