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one of three agents — parasitic fungi (^cidium and Exoascus), 

 parasitic insects, and gnarling. The illustrations shown were of 

 trees affected by parasitic fungi, the mycelium of which permeates 

 in the woody tissue of the diseased plants. They included Silver 

 Fir, Norway Spruce, Common Elm, Hazel, Hornbeam, Birch, 

 Elder, Hawthorn, and Wild Cherry {Primus avium). The Silver Eir 

 was from Norfolk, but all the others came from South Bedfordshire 

 and North Hertfordshire. 



Mr. John Hopkinson, Mr. G. S. Saunders, and Mr. A. O. 

 Walker joined in the discussion which followed. 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 



Mr. J. C. Shenstone, E.L.S. — " On the (Ecologic Functions of 

 Stolons and Cleistogamous Elowers." (Abstract, p. 78.) 



Mr. A. O. Walker, E.L.S. — "The Conservation of existing 

 Species by Constitutional or Physiological Variation." 



Mr. Hugh Scott. — " On an Aberrant form of Coccidae.'"' (Com- 

 municated by J. J. LiSTEE, E.E.S., E.L.S.) 



Prof. W. B. BoTTOMLEY, E.L.S. — " On some Eesults of Inocu- 

 lation of Leguminous Plants." 



May 2nd, 1907. 

 Prof. W. A. Heedman, E.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 18th April, 1907, 

 were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Harrv Howard Bloomer and Dr. Arthur Thomas Master- 

 man were admitted Eellows. 



Mr. Illtyd Buller Pole Evans, B.A., B.Sc, Mr. Frederick 

 Ambrose Gardiner, and Mr. Frank Campbell McClellan, were 

 proposed as Fellows. 



Mr. Eichard Elmhirst was elected a Fellow. 



Dr. G. Herbert Fowler, E.L.S. , exhibited a new closing-net, 

 of light but effective construction, for tow-netting. The President, 

 the Bev. T. R. R. Stebbing, and Dr. Murie contributed remarks 

 on the subject. 



Prof. E. B. PouLTON, F.E.S., F.L.S., exhibited the probate of 

 the Will of Richard Anthony SaUsbury (1761-1829), F.L.S., 

 and manuscripts of Dr. W. John Burchell, E.L.S. , which had 

 been recently presented to the University of Oxford by Mr. F. 

 A. Burchell, of Rhodes University College, Grahamstown, South 

 Africa. 



The General Secretary exhibited, on behalf of the owner, two 



