2 PBOCEEDINGS OF THE 



Mr. H. Hamshaw Thomas, M.A., r.Gr.S., on behalf of himself 

 and Miss Nellie Banckoft, B.Sc, P.L.S., explained the main 

 points of their joint paper, "An Investigation of the Cuticles of 

 some recent and fossil Cycadean Fronds." 



Miss Bancroft, Dr. D. H. Scott, and Prof. A. C. Seward 

 engaged in a short discussion upon the paper. 



Prof. W. A. Herdman, F.H.S., P.L.S., gave his account of 

 recent work in the S.Y. ' Euna,' entitled " Spolia Euniana II. — 

 Eesults of the past Season's Di-edging.'"' He described the course 

 taken by the yacht oif the West Coast of Scotland, and showed a 

 long series of slides displaying the scenery and bird-life of the 

 unfrequented regions visited. 



Mr. A. O. Walker contributed some remarks upon the 

 Amphipoda obtained, and Mr. E, Heron-Allen showed addi- 

 tional lantern-slides, and remarked upon the interesting hauls of 

 Poramiuifera, both as to their rarity and abundance, 



Mr. W. C. Worsdell's series of slides to illustrate Cape 

 plants in their native habitats was postponed. 



Dr. A. B. Eendle, P.E.S., P.L.S., showed a bunch of abnormal 

 pears, received from Mr. Eoss, of Bournemouth ; they exhibited 

 the well-known phenomenon of proliferation in an interesting 

 degi'ee. 



Mr. W. C. Worsdell added a few observations on this 

 exhibition. 



November 20th, 1913. 

 Prof. E. B. PouLTON, F.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the Gth November, 

 15)13, were read and confirmed. 



Mr. James Lomax and Mr. Eichard Francis Towndrow were 

 proposed for the vacant Associateship caused by the death of the 

 late Adolphus Henry Kent. 



The President referred to the recent death oE our distinguished 

 Fellow, Dr. Alfred Eussel Wallace, mIio cherished a special 

 regard for the Linneau Society, with which he had been more 

 closely associated than Avith any other scientific society. The 

 Linnean Society had not only published the Darwin-Wallace essay 

 in 1858, but also H. Vi. Bates's memoir on mimicry — a paper 

 which had greatly inspired and interested Wallace and" directly 



