lO PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



The discussion which followed was taken part in by Prof. Dandy, 

 Mr. J. C. Shenstone, the General Secretary, Mr. Clement Eeid, 

 Mr. T. A. Sprague, Dr. A. B. Eendle, Mr. A. P. Young, and the 

 Chairman, who confirmed the statement, that in Dioscorea the 

 direction of the twist indicated in advance the character of the 

 fruit ; whether belonging to the typical group or the section 

 Helmia. 



Dr. A. B. Eendle exhibited, on behalf of Mr. W. Eose Smith, 

 two volumes of four formed by a German collector, A. Euperti, of 

 Halle in Westphaha, in 1698-1700. It was pointed out that this 

 method of pasting down plants in a volume was the earlier plan, 

 that of using separate sheets being a much later usage ; the 

 question was raised, at what date was the book form practically 

 discontinued ? 



The General Secretary and Mr. J. Burtt-Davy contributed a 

 few remarks on this exhibition. 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 



Dr. Otto Stapf, E.L.S. — " New Plants from Malaya." 

 Mr. P. Chapman, A.L.S. — " Tertiary Poraminifera of Victoria : 

 The Balcombian Deposits of Port Phillip." 



February 21st, 1907. 



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



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 7th February, 

 1907, were read and confirmed. 



Mr. Joseph Jackson Lister, P.E.S., and Mr. John Stanley 

 Gardiner, M.A., were admitted Pellows. 



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

 and Mr. George Penrose were proposed as Pellows. 



Mr. Charles Edward Pryer was elected a Pellow. 



The following papers of " The Percy Sladen Trust Expedition 

 to the Indian Ocean in 1905 under Mr. J. Stanley Gardiner " were 

 read : — 



Mr. J. Stanley Gaedineb, P.L.S., and Mr. C. Postee Coopee. — 

 " Description of the Expedition. — I. Introduction. II. 

 History and Equipment of the Expedition. III. Resume 

 of the Voyage and AVork — Part 1. Colombo to Mauritius." 



The following papers were communicated by Mr. J. Stanley 

 Gardiner, M.A., P.L.S. 



Mr. E. C. PuNNETT, M.A. — " Land-Nemerteans, with a Note on 

 the Distribution of the Group." 



