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an account of his journey and of its scientific results. He had 

 originally intended to proceed from the mouth of the Zambesi by 

 way of Lakes Nyassa and Tanganyika to Mukambas, and so on 

 to the Albert Edward Nyanza, but abandoned the idea in favour 

 of the route from Mombasa to Uganda. The country lying north- 

 east of the Yictoria Nyanza was described as a large rolling 

 grassy plain some 6000 feet above the sea-level, and well adapted 

 for colouization. Proceeding west from the Victoria Nyanza to 

 Mount Euwenzori, which lies north of the Albert Edward Nyanza, 

 and is said to have an altitude of 18,000 feet, four months were 

 spent in that district under the great disadvantage of a dense 

 cloud hanging over the mountain the greater part of the day, 

 which often prevented the party from seeing 50 feet ahead. The 

 sides of the mountain were clothed at the base with a thick 

 growth of trees resembling the Laurel of the Canary Islands, 

 above that Bamboos to the 10,000-feet level, and above that 

 again what the explorer could only liken to a Scotch peat-moss, 

 into which the feet would sink at every step a foot or more. 

 Large trunks like those of Erica arhorea of the Canary Islands, 

 but indicating trees 80 feet high, were noticed. Amongst other 

 plants especially noted were a Viola, a Cardamine, a gigantic 

 XoSeZi'a, attaining a height of 5 or 6 feet, and a species of Hypericum 

 resembling that found in the Canaries. Indeed the similarity of 

 the flora investigated by Mr. Scott Elliot to that of the Canary 

 Islands was said to be remarkable, while, as might be expected, 

 the similarity to the genera of the Cape Flora increased as the 

 traveller proceeded south upon his homeward route. 



Mr. Scott Elliot ascended Mount Ruwenzori to the height of 

 13,000 feet, finding evidence of animal life and numerous insects 

 to a height of 7000 feet. Above 10,000 feet his Swahili porters 

 could not sleep without injury to their health ; and it was only 

 with a reduced number of men that he was able to ascend another 

 3000 feet. Amongst the animals specially mentioned was a 

 species of Water-Buck (Cobus), a new Chameleon, a new Snake, 

 and several new insects. 



Mr. J. E. Harting exhibited a remarkable head and horns of 

 Capra cdgagrus, recently obtained by Mr. F. C. Selous in Asia 

 Minor ; and made remarks on the geographical distribution of 

 this and other allied species of wild goat. 



On behalf of Sir Joseph Hooker, the Secretary exhibited a 

 bronze medal struck in honour of the late Alphonse de Candolle. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "A general view of the Genus Cupressus." By Dr. Maxwell 

 T. Masters, F.L.S. 



2. " Notes on Insects obtained during Mr. T. Bent's Expedition 

 to Hadramaut, Arabia." By W. F. Kirby, F.L.S, 



