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lips, the uppermost of which is very slightly bifid ; its scarcely un- 

 gTiiculate vexillum ; its wings about equal in length to the keel ; the 

 distinct inflexion of its carinal suture ; as well as by its inflorescence, 

 that of Leptosema being a densely crowded raceme, while in Jansonia 

 the flowers are perfectly sessile and arranged in a verticillate manner 

 round a common axis, which is slightly prolonged beyond the point 

 from whence the flowers spring in the form of a short mucro. 



The genus is dedicated to the memory of the late Joseph Janson, 

 Esq., F.L.S. ; and the paper was accompanied with a drawing of the 

 plant, comprising details of its parts of fructification. 



Anniversary Meeting. 

 May 24. 



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



This day, the Anniversary of the birth of Linnaeus, and that ap- 

 pointed by the Charter for the election of Council and OflScers, 'the 

 President opened the business of the Meeting, and stated the num- 

 ber of Members whom the Society had lost during the past year, of 

 some of whom the Secretary read the following notices : — 



Mr. William Anderson was the son of an humble but respectable 

 man, who was, just previous to the rising of 1 745, forester and gar- 

 dener to a Jacobite Laird in the Western Highlands, and who had 

 some share in favouring the escape of Prince Charles Edward from 

 his pursuers. He afterwards rented a garden at Easter Warriston 

 near Edinburgh, and subsequently removed to Cannon Mills, where 

 his son William, then a sturdy lad, distinguished himself as a leader 

 against the incursions of the more aristocratic youths of the New 

 Town, which were frequently directed upon the village. About 

 1790 he entered the garden of Messrs. Anderson and Leslie of the 

 Broughton Nurseries ; and after being employed for some time in 

 the neighbourhood of Edinburgh he made his way to London, where 

 he worked for some time in a nursery. About 1798 he became 

 gardener to Mr. James Vere of Kensington Gore, a wealthy silk- 

 merchant, who possessed a large collection of rare and valuable 

 plants. Here Mr. Anderson remained until 1815,'and liad ample 



