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The Eev. Greorge TIenslow exhibited a collectiou of edible 

 Mollusca which he had recently brought from Malta, and de- 

 scribed the native methods of collecting and cooking them. 



Prof. Charles Stewart exhibited some spirit-specimens of a 

 Lizard in which the pineal eye was clearly apparent. 



Mr. Sherriug exhibited a series of excellent photographs he 

 had taken near Falmouth, which showed the effect of climatic 

 influence on subtropical and rare plants cultivated in the open 

 air. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " A Quantitative Examination of Water- Meadow Herbage." 

 By Prof. W. Fream, F.L.S. 



2. " On some Old- World Species of Scorpions." By E. Inues 

 Pocock. (Communicated by W. Percy Sladen, Sec. L.S.) 



May 24, 1890. 



Anniversary Meeting. 



William Carruthebs, F.Pv.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Tlie Treasurer presented the Annual Statement of Accounts, 

 duly audited, as shown on p. 76. 



The Secretary read his report of the deaths, withdrawals, and 

 elections of new Fellows for the past year, as follows : — 



Since the last Anniversary Meeting 20 Fellows had died, or 

 their deaths been ascertained, viz. : — 



Dr. Ralph Fawcett Ainsworth 



Mr. John Ball. 



Mr. Joseph 8. Bal}'. 



Eev. Miles Joseph Berkeley. 



Hon. & Kev. J. T. Boscawen. 



Mr. Benjannn Clai-ke. 



Mr. Joshua Clarke. 



Dr. Francis Day. 



Mr. Arthur Todd Holroyd. 



Major Auguste F. Lendy. 



Prof. W. K. McNab. 



Fellows (20). 



Mr. John Marshall. 



Prof. Robert llomanis. 



Dr. John Shortt. 



Mr. Thos. Moss Shnttlewurth. 



Mr. Alexander Young Stewart. 



Mr. Christopher Eice IMausel 



Talbot. 

 Mr. Josepli Henry Tompson. 

 Sir James Tyler. 

 J^ev. Julian Edmund Tenison- 



Woods. 



FoKKlON MeMBKK (L). 



Dr. Ernest Cosson. 



