IIXNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON, 1 3 



Mr. Hany Howard Bloomer, Mr. Charles John Cowper Mee, 

 and Mr. George Penrose were elected Fellows. 



Mr. W. Cabruthebs, F.E.S., F.L.S., exhibited ou behalf of 

 Mrs. Heleiv Waiid, of Slough, a series of 19 drawings of Alpine 

 flowers, grouped according to their time of flowering, and intended 

 to illustrate a forthcoming volume. 



Mr. J. Burtt-Dayy, F.L.S., showed 50 lantern-slides illustrative 

 of the tree and bush vegetation of the Trausvaal ; the President, 

 Prof. "Weiss, Miss Gibbs, and Mr. Carruthers joined in a discussion, 

 to which Mr. Burtt-Davy replied. 



The following paper was read and discussed : — 



Mr. E. A. K'ewell Aebeb, F.L.S. — " On the Origin of Angio- 

 sperms." 



April ISth, 1907. 

 Dr. A. Smith Woodwaud, F.R.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 21st March, 1907, 

 were read and confii'med. 



Mr. William Holmes Burrell, Mr. Eobert Patterson, and Mr. 

 Geoffrey Watkin Smith, M.A., wei-e proposed as Fellows. 



Mr. Eowland Edgar Nicholas and Mr. William Percival Westell, 

 were elected Fellows. 



The following were proposed from the Chair as Auditors for 

 the Society's Accounts for the financial year ending 30th April, 

 and by show of hands were elected : — 



For the Council, Dr. Horace T. Brown and Dr. A. B. Rendle. 

 For the Fellows, Mr. Herbert Druce and Mr. John Hopkinson. 



The follo\\'ing proposed new Section of the Bye-Laws was read 

 for the first time from the Chair : — 



Chap. II. Section 2 a. — A Fellow, not in ai*rear with his Annual 

 Conti'ibution, may, on giving proof of his age to the satisfaction 

 of the Council, compound for all future Annual Contributions, 

 according to a scale for age. Such scale sliall be fixed by the 

 Council, and the Council shall have power to vary it from time to 

 time. 



Mr. James Saun'dees, A.L.S., showed a series of lantern-slides 

 of " Witches' Brooms," wliich he explained are usually caused by 



