LINKEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. iii 



Mr. Birkett, F.L.S., exhibited living plants of Ophioglossum 

 lusitanicimi, gathered by him on the South Cliffs of the Island of 

 Guernsey ; and of Aspleniwn marinum, var. microdon, from a 

 damp wall, in the Parish of St. Pierre du Bois, Gruernsey. 



Eead, first, a Memoir " on the Anatomy and Development of 

 Pyrosoma ;" by T. H. Huxley, Esq., F.R.S., F.L.S. (See *' Trans- 

 actions," vol. xxiii. p. 193.) 



Eead, secondly, a " Notice of Bosa rubella, AVincli, and other 

 English plants, observed during the past summer ;" by John Hogg, 

 Esq., E.E.S., F.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. iv. 

 p. 198.) 



December 15th, 1859. 



Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



Eichard EatlifF, Esq., Assist. Surg. E.N., was elected a Fellow. 



Among the presents, were casts from a Bust of John Eay, by 

 Eoubilliac, and a Medallion of the late William Tarrell, Esq., 

 V.P.L.S., by Barnard, both presented by John Yan Voorst, Esq., 

 F.L.S. , to whom the special thanks of the Society were ordered 

 to be given for this very acceptable donation. 



Eead, first, "Notes upon the Society's British Herbarium ;" by 

 Daniel Oliver, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," 

 vol. iv. p. 194.) 



Eead, secondly, "Eevision of the genus Spathodea -^^ by Ber- 

 thold Seemann, Esq., Ph.D., F.L.S. 



Eead, thirdly, " On Indian Hepaticce ;" by William Mitten, Esq., 

 A.L.S. (See " Botanical Proceedings," vol. v. p. 89.) 



Eead, fourthly, "Eemarks ou the Botany of Paramatta;" by 

 William Wools, Esq. Communicated by Dr. Ferdinand Miiller, 

 F.L.S. 



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