98 PE0CEEDING8 OF THE 



1866, a list of all the ferns known to be in cultivation ; ' Domestic 

 Botany,' 1871 ; ' Bible Plants,' 1878 ; ' Eecords ' of the Botanic 

 Garden, Kew, 18S0 ; and ' Dictionary of Economic Plants,' 1882. 

 He died suddenly on the 12th February, 1888, and was buried in 

 Kew Churchyard, in the same spot where his wife and children rest. 

 He was elected an Associate April 18, 1837. 



"William Thijelfall, one of the latest additions to our roll, 

 was the second son of the late Richard Threlfall, of Hollowforth, 

 Preston, Lancashire, and was born in 1862. He was greatly 

 attached to the study of plants, and having contributed articles 

 on horticultural matters in Germany and liussia, he determined 

 to make a longer journey wdtb purely scientific intent. After 

 consultation with competent advisers, he determined to investi- 

 gate the flora of the vast tract of country lying between the 

 Caucasus and Persia. As a help in this enterprise, the Council 

 furnished him on 15th March 1888 with a letter under the Society's 

 seal to the English. Ambassador to the Porte, and he set out on 

 his journey with tbe highest hope. Most unhappily, these were 

 frustrated by bis being drowned whilst bathing in the river 

 Dryala, in Kurdestan, at the end of March, and he was buried 

 in the English Cemetery at Bagdad, April 7, 1888. 

 He was elected Fellow June 16th, 1887. 



The Members of the Society dined together at the Victoria 

 Hotel, Northumberland Avenue, the President in the Chair. In 

 addition to the usual loyal and Society toasts, that of the " Medal- 

 lists " was proposed, and acknowledged by Sir Joseph Hooker. 



May 25th, 1888. 



A Reception was held in the rooms of the Society at 8.30 p.m. 

 by the President and Officers. The following is a list of the 

 various exhibitions : — 



Catalogue of the Memorials of Linn^us exhibited at the 

 Conversazione of the President and Officers of the Linnean 

 Society, at Burlington Souse, May 2oth, 1888. 



PERSONAL RELICS. 



ALMA>Acn pa i,hret efter Jesu Christi ulderika fiidelse 1735. . . . 

 Skara, 16™". [Almanack for the year 1735 irom the gracious 

 birth of Jesus Christ.] 



Interleaved, with short memoranda by Linnaeus of daily occurrences 

 during that eventful year, which saw his betrothal, journey to the Nether- 



