2 PROCEEDIXGS OF THE 



Mr. W. C. WoESDELL, F.L.S., showed a series of anomalous 

 virescent flowers of Helenium autumnale, six strong plants in the 

 garden at Friar Pai'k, Henley, the residence of the Treasurer, 

 being thus affected. 



Mr. H. E. H. Smedlet, F.L.S., F.G-.S., exhibited large wax 

 models of the fossil seeds of Steplianospennum aJcenioides aud 

 Lar/enostoiiia, the latter occurring in the Lower Coal-Measures of 

 Lancashire ; he also showed a model of a recent Cycad for 

 comparison. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On Digestion in Plants." By Prof. Sydney H. Vines, 

 r.E.S., Pres. Linn. Soc. (See p. 42.) 



2. " On the Eelation of Histogenesis to Tissue Morphologv.'' 

 By Arthur G. Tausley, F.L.S. (See p. 43.) 



3. " On the Stelar Structure of Schiztva and other Ferns."" 

 By Leonard A. Boodle, F.L.S. (See p. 44.) 



December 4th, 1902. 

 Mr. AViXLiAM CAREUinERS, F.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 

 The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



The Eey. Thomas Verrier Alkiu, Mr. Leslie Gordon Corrie,_ 

 Mr. Arthur Disbrowe Cotton. Mr. Eobert Laurence Heinig, 

 Mr. Hugh Martin Leake, Mr. Harold Hart Mann, and Mr. Alfred 

 AVilliam Oke were elected, and Mr. John Parkin, Prof. Alfred 

 William Alcock, and Mr. Ernest John Lewis were aduiitted 

 Fellows of the Society. 



The Kev. Johzn' Geeae.1), S.J., exhibited specimens of a Pohjgala 

 from Gi'assiugton, in the AVest Eiding of Yorkshire, collected by 

 Mr. Lister Eotheray from the locality discovered by Mr. John 

 Cryer in May last ; the plant has been named P. amarella, Crantz. 

 by Professor E. Chodat of Geneva. He also showed a monstrous 

 form of Geum rivcde, Linn., from between Long Preston and Settle, 

 detected by Mr. Eotheray ; the terminal flower was apparently 

 normal, but about one inch and a half below the calyx there 

 appeared a whorl of about twenty petaloid members, on extremely 

 long " cla"ws," and surrounded by a series of leaf-like bracts. 



The discussion was carried on by Messrs. B. Daydon Jackson, 

 W. C. Worsdell, Henry Groves, and A. Bennett. 



Mr. E. MoETOx MiDDLEToy showed an extremely well-developed 

 fasciated stem of Asparagus ; and remarks on it were made by 

 Dr. D. 8. Scott aud Mr. W. C. Worsdell. 



