LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. XXril 



and at Lyme Regis. The Colus was originally discovered by MM. 

 Cavalier and Se'chier at Toulon, and described by them in the ' An- 

 nales des Sciences ' for 1835, as a new genus, differing from ClatJims 

 in the contents of the volva, in the absence of any foul smell, and 

 in the branches anastomosing at the summit only, and not, as in 

 Claihrus, from the base upwards. Colus differs from Colomarm ;\w\ 

 Laternea in the network at the apex, formed by the anastomosing 

 branches. 



The following papers were read, viz. : — 



1. " On the origin of Insects," by Sir John Lubbock, Bart., F. E. 

 and L.S. 



2. " On Exocoetus voUtans," by Capt. Chimmo, of H.M.S. ' Nassau.' 

 Communicated by H. T. Stainton, Esq., Sec. L.S. 



November 16th, 1871. 

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



Edward John Beale, Esq., and Andrew Henderson, Esq., werp 

 elected Fellows. 



Mr. Frederick Halsey Janson, F.L.S., exhibited dried specimens 

 of Centanrea solstitialis, Linn., which he had found in October last 

 in a cornfield above Combe Martin, North Devon. 



The following papers were read, viz. : — 



1. ''On the Floral Structure of Impatiens fulva, Nuttall, with 

 especial reference to the imperfect self-fertilized flowers," by Alfred 

 William Bennett, Esq., M.A., B.Sc, F.L.S. 



2. " Florae Hongkongensis supplementum : a compendious Sup- 

 plement to Mr. Bentham's Description of the plants of Hong Kong," 

 by Henry Fletcher Hance, Ph.D. &c. Communicated by J. D. 

 Hooker, Esq., M.D., F.R.S., V.P.L.S., &c. 



3. "Remarks on the DollcJios unijlorus, Lamarck," by N. A. 

 Dalzell, Esq. Also communicated by Dr. Hooker. 



