'^l PROCEEI>I>^GS or THB 



March 1st, 18G0. 



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



Henry G. Bohn, Esq., was elected a Eellow. 



Eead, first, "Botanical Notes made during a tour to Moul- 

 myne, in February, 1859;" by the Eev. C. Parish. Commu- 

 nicated by Sir W. J. Hooker, E.E.S., F.L.S. 



Eead, secondly, " On the value of Hairs, as a character in deter- 

 miuing the limits of subordinate groups of Compositce ;" by WUliam 

 Archer, Esq., E.L.S. (See "Botanical Proceedings," vol. v. 

 p. 17.) 



Eead, thirdly, " Mosses of the Amazon and Andes ;" by Ei chard 

 Spruce, Esq. Commiuiicated by George Bentham, Esq., V.P.L.S. 

 (See " Botanical Proceedings," vol. v. p. 45.) 



Eead, fourthly, " OnSphcerocoma, a new genus oi Caryopliyllece, 

 from Aden;" by Thomas Anderson, Esq., M.D., F.L.S. (See 

 " Botanical Proceedings," vol. v. p. 15.) 



March 15th, 18G0. 



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



G. E. Fryer, Esq., C. H. Gatty, Esq., G. G. Little, Esq., 

 George Maw, Esq., and John Shortt, Esq., M.D., were elected 

 Fellows. 



Eead, first, " On Syco'psis, a new genus of Hamamelidece ; " by 

 Daniel Oliver, Esq., F.L.S. (See "Transactions," vol. xxiii. 

 p. 83.) 



Eead, secondly, " On Apocynum androsaemifoliwn ;'''' by J. P. 

 Litchfield, M.D. Communicated by the Secretary. 



Eead, thirdly, " On some new species of Musci, from Tropical 

 Africa, in the Herbarium of Sir W. J. Hooker ; " by AVilliam 

 Mitten, Esq., A.L.S. (See " Transactions," vol. xxiii. p. 51.) 



