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Dr. Hooker exhibited a magnificent zoophyte from Bermuda, 

 sent by General Lefroy, probably a species of Antipathes ; also 

 a six-lobed Seychelles Cocoa-nut (^Lodoicea SeycJiellaruni) and 

 two tazzas made from the shell of a Seychelles Cocoa-nut sent 

 from the Seychelles by Mr. Swinburne Ward to the Kew Mu- 

 seum ; also some small boxes from Mauritius and Madagascar 

 made from some grass -haulm ; and two walking-sticks from 

 Bermuda made of the " cedar-wood " of commerce {Juniperus 

 hermudiana). 



Mr. Bowring exhibited an inflorescence of an orchid with a re- 

 markable smell, probably a BulhopTiyllum. 



In accordance with the Charter, the President read for the 

 second time the alterations in the Bye-laws proposed by the 

 Council. 



The following papers were then read, viz. : — 



1. " Contributions to the Botany of the ' Challenger ' Expedi- 

 tion," No. 2. By H. N. Moseley, Esq. On the Vegetation of 

 Bermuda and the surrounding sea. Communicated by Dr. 

 Hooker, V.P.L.S. 



About 160 species of flowering plants were gathered on the 

 island ; but of these, not more than 100 were certainly native. 

 Those of West-Indian origin were probably brought, as G-risebach 

 had suggested, by the Gulf-stream or by cyclones, there being no 

 winds blowing directly from the American coast which would be 

 likely to carry seeds, which might, however, be conveyed from the 

 continent by migratory birds. A note by Prof Thiselton Dyer 

 appended to the paper stated that 162 species sent over by Mr. 

 Moseley had been determined at the Kew Herbarium, of which 71 

 belong to the Old World, while 2, an Erytlircsa and a Spirmithes, 

 were plants hitherto known as confined to localities in the 

 United States. 



A discussion on the origin of the Bermudan flora and the 

 mode of transport of seeds by winds, currents, and migratory 

 birds ensued, in which the President, Mr. J. G. Baker, and 

 Prof. Thiselton Dyer took part. 



2. " Changes in the Vegetation of South Africa, caused by the 

 introduction of the Merino Sheep." By. Dr. Shaw, F.L.S. 



