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2. " Notes on some Species of Hahenaria found in South Africa," 

 by the same. 



3. " Notes on a Species of Disperis found in the Hagaberg, South 

 Africa," by the same. 



4. " Some Observations on the Fertilization of Disa macrantha," 

 by the same. 



5. " Some Observations on the mode in which certain Species of 

 Asclepiadece are Fertilized," by the same. 



All communicated by Charles Darwin, Esq., F.R. & L.S. 



November 17th, 1870. 

 Joseph D. Hooker, M.D., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The follomng papers were read : — 



1. " Contributions to the Natural History of the Passijloracece," 

 by Maxwell T. Masters, M.D., F.R. and L.S. 



2. " Notes on the White-beaked Bottle-nose {Lagenorhynclms 

 albirostris, Gray)," by James Murie, M.D., F.L.S., late Prosector to 

 the Zoological Society. 



December 1st, 1870. 



George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



George King, M.B., the Eev. Frederick Silver, and Francis Lesiter 

 Soper were elected Fellows. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " Supplementary note on Chinese Silkworm- Oaks,"^ by Henry 

 Fletcher Hance, Ph.D., &c. 



2. " On the source of the ' Eadix Galangse minoris ' of Pharma- 

 cologists," by the same. Both communicated by the President. 



