8 PKOCEEDINGS OF THE 



The Eriosphcera was originally described as Gnaphalium Oculus- 

 cati, Linn, f ., Suppl. 364, from a specimen collected by Sparrman ; 

 a specimen of it in Thunberg's herbarium, upon which Lessiug 

 founded the genus Eriosplicera, is figured by Harvey in his ' The- 

 saurus Capensis,' vol. ii, p. 30, t. 149. 



A discussion followed. Prof. Poulton, Dr. E-endle, Dr. Stapf 

 (who gave an account of the probable introduction of the photo- 

 graphed specimen to Schonbrunn in 1758), and the Chairman 

 took part. The last referred to the courtesy of the Vienna 

 authorities in lending the only existing herbarium specimens of 

 Fockea to Kew for a short time. 



The following papers were read atid discussed : — 



Dr. Alfred B, Eendle, M.A., F.L.S., and others. — " Report 

 on the Botanical Results of the Third Tanganyika Expe- 

 dition." 



Messrs. W. F. CooPEE, F.L.S., and L. E. Eobinson. — " A New 

 and Abnormal Species of 2ihipicep7iah(s" 



January 17th, 1907. 



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



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 20th December, 

 1906, were read and confirmed. 



Tiie Rev. Alfred John Campbell, Mr. Walter Henry Young, 

 and Mr, John Clark JNTewsham were admitted Eellows. 



Mr. Charles Edward Eryer was proposed as a Fellow. 



Miss Mary Anderson Johnstone, B.Sc.(Lond,), was elected a 

 Eellovv. 



The President referred to the death of Mr, William Mitten as 

 having caused a vacancy in the list of Associates, to fill which 

 five candidates had been proposed on the 6th December, 1906 ; 

 on balloting, Mr. William Heney Peaeson was elected an 

 Associate. 



The Geneeal Seceetaet drew attention to the copy by Jean 

 Haagen of the portrait of Carl von Linne, by J. H. Schetfel, dated 

 1739, now preserved in the Linnean Museum at Hammarby, 

 which had been presented to the Society by the University of 

 Upsala. Mr. Carruthers and Dr. Murie having spolien, a special 

 vote of thanks to the University for this most acceptable gift was 

 voted unanimously. 



