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also brought for exhibition a series of 17 photographs showing the 

 methods now used to bring Teak, Tectona grandis, Linn, f., from 

 the Burma forests to the shipping ports. 



Mr. E. P. Stebbiug, Mr. J. S. Gamble, Mr. John Hopkinaon, 

 the Eev. T. E. R. Stebbing, and Dr. A. P. Young, joined in the 

 discussion, and Mr. Holland briefly replied. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On the Life-history of Cliermes himalaijeiisis on the Spruce 



(Picea Morinda) and Silver Fir (Abies Wehhiana) of the 

 N.W. Himalaya." By E. P. Stebbing, F.L.S. 



2. " A Contribution Towards our Knowledge of the Neotropical 



Thysanoptera." By E. S. Bagnall, F.L.S. 



April 7th, 1910. 



Dr. D. H. Scott, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the Chair, 

 succeeded by Mr. H. W. Monokton, Treasurer & Vice-President. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 17th March, 1910, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Miss Winifred Elsie Brenchlev, B.Sc. (Lond.), Mr. James 

 Meikle Brown, B.Sc. (Loud. <fe Shelif.), and Mr. Hay ward Eadcliffe 

 Darlington, M.A., LL.M. (Cantab.), were elected Fellows. 



The President announced that the Linnean Medal would be 

 presented at the forthcoming Anniversary Meeting to Prof. G-eoeg 

 OssiAN Saes, of Cliristiania, and the first presentation of the newly 

 founded Trail Award for research on protoplasm, would be made 

 on the same occasion to Prof. Edward Alfred Minchin, Professor 

 of Protozoology in the L'^niversity of London. 



The following were recommended by the Council to serve as 

 Auditors for the Treasurer's Accounts, and by show of hands 

 duly elected : — 



For the Council : Prof. J. P. Hill and Mr. John Hopkiicson. 

 For the Fellows : Mr. Herbert Druce and Mr. James (3-botes. 



The Genex'al Secretary exhibited a fruit recently bought by 

 Mr. William P. D. Stebbing at a fruiterers in Jermyn Street, of 

 unassigned origin, with tlie native name of " Cupu-assu.'"' This 

 name appears in the ' Flora brasiliensis ' as applied to Theohroma 

 grandijlora. Sebum., a congener of tlie plant yielding chocolate, 

 T. Cacao, Linn. Prof. J. W. H. Trail remarked that " Cupua " 

 was the native Brazilian name f<ir plants of that genus, and that 

 " assu " meant large. Mr. T. A. Sprague exhibited two specimens 

 from the Museum of the Eoyal Botanic Gardens, Kew, which 



