4 PEOCEEDINGS OP THE 



and exhibited the following species in illustration of his re- 

 marks: — Faragorgia arhorea, Melitodes ochracea, Suberogorgia 

 suherosa, Corallium ruhrum, Galligorgia vcrticiUata, VerruceUa 

 guadalupensis, Isis hippuris, PlexaiireJIa crassa, and Eunicella 

 verrucosa. Some criticism was offered by Dr, Murie, chiefly in 

 relation to the structure of Gorgonia Jlabellum and Gorgonia 

 setosa. 



Mr. Martin Woodward exhibited and made remarks on a 

 living specimen of Ouramosba, which he thought should be re- 

 garded as a common Amoeba attacked by a parasitic fungus. 



The following papei's were read : — 



1. " On a New Species of Grass, Bromus iiiterruptus, in 

 Britain." By George Claridge Druce, F.L.S. 



2. " On some New or Kare Phasmidae in the Collection of the 

 British Museum." By W. Eorseli Kirby, F.L.S. 



December 19th, 1895. 



Mr. "W. P. Sladeis", Vice-President, in the CI. air. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. "William Scott was elected, and the E-ev. T. E. Stebbing, 

 E-ev. H. P. Pitzgerald, and Mr. A. "W. Gefifcken were admitted 

 Pellows of the Society. 



Mr. W. B. Hemsley exhibited specimens and photographs of 

 Cactece from the Galapagos Islands, and gave an account of 

 some of the more remarkable species, 



Mr. George Brebner exhibited and described, with the aid 

 of microscope and lantern-slides, the following new and rare 

 Algae : — Golaconema Bonnemaisonice, Batters, C. Gliylocladice, 

 Batters, Trailliella intricata, Batters {Spermothamnion Turneri, 

 var. intricata. Holmes & Batters, ' Revised List Brit. Algse '), 

 Ectocarpus velutinus, Kuetz., var. laterifructus, Batters, and 

 Hymenoclonium serpens. Batters {GallitJiamnion serpens, Crouan). 

 These were found by Mr. Brebner while studying the marine 

 Algse of Plymouth and the neighbourhood. The first two were 

 endophytic and new to science ; the discovery of the tetraspores 

 of the third (which in regard to position and development are 

 unique in the group to which it belongs) justified the creation 

 of a new genus for its reception {cf. Journ. Bot. 1896, p. 8). 

 The fourth was a variety of a well-known parasite on Himanthalia 

 lorea, Lyngbye, probably only a late autumn and winter form 

 not hitherto described. The fifth was a young specimen of a rare 

 Alga first discovered in this country b}^ Mr. Holmes, and found, 

 like the others, in Plymouth Sound. 



