1844.] Linnean Society. 209 



botanists in the Spanish possessions in America, a large portion was 

 purchased by Mr. Lambert between the years 1817 and 1824. These 

 were dispersed at the sale of his herbarium in 1842 ; but a part of 

 them was then obtained for the British Museum, where they are 

 now deposited. Little is known of the latter years of Pavon ; his 

 correspondence with Mr. Lambert appears to have ceased in 1 824, 

 and even the exact date of his death has not been ascertained. 



The President also announced that 19 Fellows, 2 Foreign Mem- 

 bers, and 1 Associate had been elected since the last Anniversary. 



At the election which subsequently took place, the Lord Bishop of 

 Norwich was re-elected President ; Edward Forster, Esq., Treasurer ; 

 John Joseph Bennett, Esq., Secretary ; and Richard Taylor, Esq., 

 Under-Secretary. The following five Fellows were elected into the 

 Council in the room of others going out : viz. Francis Boott, M.D. ; 

 Edward Forbes, Esq., Professor of Botany in King's College, Lon- 

 don ; the Rev. WiUiam Hincks ; Daniel Sharpe, Esq. ; and William 

 Spence, Esq. 



June 4. 

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



Sir Edward Ffrench Bromhead, Bart., Arthur Henfrey, Esq., and 

 Jephson Potter, Esq., M.D., were elected Fellows. 



Read a continuation of Mr. Grifiith's memoir, being the portion 

 relating to Sarcophyte. 



Read also the conclusion of Mr. Woods's " Attempt to arrange 

 the Carices of Middle Europe." 



In this paper Mr. Woods passes in review the principal characters 

 by means of which the species of Carices may be arranged into 

 groups, and adopts with some modifications the system of Koch. 

 His aiTangement is as follows : — 



A. Spica unica simplici. 



1. Dicecae ; stigmatibus 2. 



L C. d'loica; 2. C. Davalliana. 



2. Moiioecae ; stigraatibus 2. 



3. C. ptilicaris ] 4. C. Jecipieiis; 5. C. cnpitata. — 6. C. Suteri, which 



