8 PEOCEEDINGS OF THE 



The following papers were read : — 



1. "Descriptions of New Chinese Plants." Bv William James 

 Tutcher, F.L.8. 



2. " Revision of the European Marine Forms of the Cirolanince, 

 a Subfamily of Crustacea Isopoda." Bv Dr. H. J. Hausen, 

 F.M.L.S. 



February 16th, 1905. 

 Prof. S. H. Vines, F.K.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 2nd February were 

 read and confirmed. 



Mrs. Henderina Victoria Scott and Mr. Charles Blades Coverdale 

 Store}' were admitted. 



Mr. Johannes Gossweiler and Miss Edith Eebecca Sauuders 

 were proposed as Fellows. 



Mr. Thomas Vere Hodgson and Miss Viola Annette Latham, 

 M.D., were severally balloted for and elected Fellows. 



The Vice-Peesident in the Chair then read the following letter 

 from the Private Secretary of H.M. the Queen, in reply to the 

 President's letter dated 3rd February : — 



Buckingham Palace, 

 3rd Feb., 1905. 



SlE, 



I have had the honour of presenting your letter on behalf of 

 the Linuean Society to the Queen. 



1 am commanded to express Her Majesty's thanks. 



I am, Sir, 



Tour obedient Servant, 



W. A. Herdman, Esq. (Signed) Sidney Geetille. 



Four vacancies in the List of Foreign Members were announced 

 from the Chair, due to the deaths of Dr. Michael Woeonin, 

 Dr. EuDOLPH Amandus Philippi, Prof. Eduaed von Maexens, 

 and Dr. Beenaed Eenault. 



A circular from the Societe de Physique et d'Histoire Naturelle 

 de Geneve, announcing that the A. P. de Candolle prize of 500 francs 

 will be awarded for the best unpublished monograph of a genus or 

 order of plants, was also laid before the Society. 



