1843.] Linnean Society. 171 



the development of the embryo in Avicennia, and in a genus which, 

 notwithstanding its very curious anomalies, he considers referrible 

 to Santalales, and to which he gives the following characters : — 



MODECCOPSIS. 



Ca/f/^ superus ; limbo niinutissimo, 5-dentato. Petala 5, ^isco epigyno 

 inserta, basi utrinque uni-glandulosa. Stamina 5, petalis opposita. 

 Ovarium omnino inferum, 1-loculare. Ovula 3, ex apice loculi ! pen- 

 dula, anatropa! Stylus brevis. Stigmata 3, subcapitata. Fructus 

 subdrupaceus, monospermus, calyce demum soluto quasi 5-valvis ! ! 

 •yeJHew unicmn, pendulum ; endocarpio osseo inclusum. Albinne7i co- 

 piosum. RadiculcB locus superus. 



Frutex scandens, cirrhifer, cirrhis axillaribtis. Folia alter7ia, exstipulata, 

 oblonffo-ovata, basi siibcordata et quinque-venia. Flores minuti, incon- 

 spiciii. Glandulee apice piliferce ! Fructus abortu solitarius, cum pe- 

 dicello clavato-jyyriformis; valvse intus ?-ubr(e. 



Habitus Modeccce ; Rhamneis mediante Gouanid analoga? Santalaceis 

 potius affinis. 



Hab. in Assamia Superiore, Oris Tenasserim, Mevgui Provincia, Ma- 

 lacca. 



May 2. 



The Lord Bishop of Norwich, President, in the Chair. 



M. Achille Richard and M. Joachim Frederic Schouw were elected 

 Foreign Members ; John Salt, M.D., was elected a Fellow ; and Mr. 

 Thomas Sansom an Associate. 



In consequence of the recent death of H.R.H. the Duke of Sussex, 

 the Meeting adjourned. 



Anniversary Meeting, 

 May 24. 



The Lord Bishop of Norwich, President, in the Chair. 



His Majesty the King of Saxony was elected an Honorary Member. 



The President opened the business of the Meeting, and having 

 stated the number of Members whom the Society had lost during 



