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Several of the plants shown are endemic to Portugal, and others 

 to the Spanish Peninsula. 



Dr. C. E. Moss, ]Mr. Wilfred Mark Webb, Mr. J. C. Shenstone, 

 and the Treasurer also spoke on the subject of the exhibition. 



Dr. John Mastin sent for exhibition under the microscope, 

 two slides of Polycistina obtained under the following circum- 

 stances: — 



"On the 4th September, 1011, a few days after a stormy sea 

 and heavy wind, on the coast off Whitby, Yorkshire, I saw a 

 little patch of beautiful iridescent colour floating on the surface 

 of the then calm water. 1 skimmed this cloud of colour, and on 

 clearing later, found it to be varieties of Polycistina, of the family 

 Ehizopoda, but having siliceous instead of calcareous shells. 



"These shells, which are of magnificent forms, are identical 

 with those usually (and, I am informed, hitherto onhi) found in 

 the West Indies and along the coasts of Florida aud the Gulf of 

 Mexico. 1 believe they are the first discovered on the English 

 Coast, to which they will most probably have been brought by the- 

 Gulf Stream. 



" I shall be glad if any of the Fellows of the Society can inform 

 me if such as these have ever been discovered on the Yorkshire 

 Coast, or indeed on any portion of the home coasts. 



" Up to the present 1 have failed to find similar ones in any 

 private or public collection which have been found locally. They 

 are all purely West Indian varieties and appear to be absolutely 

 new on these shores." 



Prof. Dendy remarked upon the interest of this exhibition, 

 and that the forms shown were similar to those procurable from 

 Barbados. 



April 18th, 1912. 



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



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 21st March, 1912, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Eichard Higgins Burne was admitted a Fellow. 



Mrs. Eleanor Mary Eeid, B.Sc, was proposed as a Fellow. 



Mr. Alleyne Leechman and Dr. Charles Edward Moss were 

 elected Fellows. 



The following Auditors for the Treasurers Accounts were 

 nominated by the Council, and elected by show of hands, namely : 

 for the Council, Dr. A. B. liendle and Mr. A. AV^ Hill : for the 

 Fellows, Mr, Hamilton H. C. J. Druce and the Hon. N. C. 

 Eothschild. 



