LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. iii 



Mr. Birkett, F.L.S,, exliibited living plants of Opldoglossnm 

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

 Guernsey ; and of Aspleniitra 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.E.s", F.L.S. (See " Trans- 

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



Read, secondly, a " Notice of Rosa ruhella, Winch, and other 

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

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

 p. 198.) 



December 15th, 1859. 



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



Eichai'd EatliiF, Esq., Assist. Snrg. E.N., was elected a Fellow. 



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

 Eovxbilliac, and a Medallion of the late William Yarrell, Esq., 

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

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

 to be given for this very acceptable donation. 



Read, 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, foui'thly, "Eemai'ks on tlie Botany of Paramatta;" by 

 William Wools, Esq. Comnuinicated by Dr. Ferdinand Muller, 

 F.L.S. 



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