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the great Josredals snow-field. It flows down into a head-valley 

 of the Fjaerlandsfjord, and the foot of the ice is 492 feet above 

 the sea. The latitude is between 61° and 62°, that is a little 

 north of the Shetlands. 



At the foot of the ice there is the usual desolate space with 

 fresh moraine, and plants are gradually finding their way onto 

 this ground. In places where the ice has advanced a little, 

 plants may be found growing and flowering close to the glacier 

 itself. 



Among the plants tlius creeping onto the moraine were noticed 

 a combination of mountain and valley forms : of mountain plants 

 there were : — SalLv Jierbacea, Ijmu.,Saa'ifraga stellaris, Linn., and 

 Phyllodoce ccerulea, Linn. ; and of the forms of general distribution 

 which one does not usually associate with glaciers there were 

 Ahhemilla alpina,Jjmn., Trietitalis europcea, Jj'mn., Pi/rola vnnor, 

 Linn., Fingtiicula vulgaris, Linn., Phegopteris Dryop>teris, Linn., 

 Lotiis corniculatus, Linn., Sagina procumhens, Linn., and a species 

 of Epilohium. 



Dr. Eendle, Mr. James Groves, and Mr. H. N. Dixon took part 

 in the discussion whicii followed. 



Dr. Otto Stapf, E.R.S., Sec.L.S., then inti-oduced the subject 

 of the Dragon Tree of Tenerife. He showed various illustrations 

 of the celebrated tree at Orotava, and especially a drawing by 

 Don Augustin Montevei'de, dating from the earlier months of 

 1819, before the tree was partially destroyed by a gale on the 

 21st July, in that year. This drawing is the property of 

 Dr. Perez of Orotava, who had sent it to Kew for comparison 

 with other illustrations. Dr. Stapf discussed the known history 

 of the Dragon Tree of the Canaries and notices of it from early 

 Avriters, referring inter alia to the resinous product known as 

 " Dragon's Blood," formerly used as a pigment and in medicine, 

 but now almost restricted to colouring varnishes. 



Dr. Rendle and Mr. Loder put certain questions, and Dr. Otto 

 Stapf replied. 



June 17th, 1915. 



Prof. E. B. PoULTON, P.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 3rd June, 1915, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Colonel Masters John Godfery, Mr. Arthur Edward Goodman, 

 Miss Lilian Lyle, Miss Harriet May Eobinson, and Mr. Erederick 

 George Spring, were elected Fellows, 



Miss E. E. Sauxdees, E.L.S., sent spikes of Foxglove, Digitalis 

 purpurea, displaying various degrees of peloric variation, one 

 spike from a plant bred to show peloria combined with heptandry. 

 (See p. 42.) 



