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marked as to lead to the erroneous supposition tliat tliey enclosed 

 fossil insects and Crustacea. 



The following paper was read : — 



" On the Natural History of the Kangaroo Island Grass-Tree 

 {Xantlwrrlma Tateana, F. Muell.)." By J. G. Otto Tepper, 

 E.L.S. (For Abstract, see p. 54.) 



February 7th, 1889. 



Charles Baron Clarke, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Eight Hon. the Earl of Ducie, Henry Hutton, Esq., and 

 Malcolm Laurie, Esq., were elected Fellows. 



The vac;incy among the Foreign Members caused by the death 

 of Prof. Jules Emile Planchon having been announced by the 

 Vice-President, the following nomination was made and the cer- 

 tificate ordered to be suspended : — 



Dr. Wilhelm Pfeffer, Professor of Botany in the University of 

 Tiibingen. 



TheEev. E. S. MarshaU exhibited several interesting varieties 

 of British Plants collected by him in Scotland, and made remarks 

 thereon. 



Mr. E. M. Holmes exhibited a new British Seaweed from 

 ]3ognor, Rhododerinis elegans var. polystromatica, a variety new 

 to science. 



The follo\ving papers were read : — 



1. " On some unrecorded British Parasitic Acari." By Albert 

 D. Michael, F.L.S. 



2. "A Eevision of the Echinoidea, Eeceut and Fossil." By 

 P. Martin Duncan, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



February 21st, 1S89. 

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

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



William Kirkby, Esq., Arthur Courtould Willoughby Lowe, 

 Esq., William Thomas Hindmarsh, Esq., and Alexander Morton, 

 Esq., were elected Fellows. 



Mr. George Murray exhibited a fossil Alga, Neiiiaioj)hi/cus 

 Loqani, Carruth. 



