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purported to be engraved from a portrait in the possession of 

 Eobert Brown, but it displayed a curtailment of the figure and 

 accessories from the picture by L, Pasch which Eobert Brown 

 gave to this Society in 1853 on his quitting the Chair, the history 

 of which is Avell known (Proceedings, 1888-90, pp. 24-25). The 

 question was raised, could this cabinet picture have been also in 

 the possession of Eobert Bro\^■u ? 



In the discussion which followed, Mr. Carruthers stated that 

 Eobert Bro\Mi left all his property to his successor, J. J. Bennett, 

 his own predecessor at the British Museum, and he was certain 

 that if the portrait now shown had belonged to Brown, Bennett 

 would have carefully kept it, and ensured its conservation. 

 Mr. Hopkinson, Dr." G. H. Powler, Rev. T. E. E. Stebbiug, 

 Sec.L.S., Eev. Canon Smith, who pointed out that by a still 

 legible label the frame must have been made not later than 1837, 

 and Mr. Henry Groves also spoke. 



The President exhibited tubes showing stages in the metamor- 

 phosis of a young flat-fish (Pleuronectes ])Jatef;sa), the plaice, 

 leading from the symmetrical lar\a to the asymmetrical young 

 flat-fish. These fish were hatched and reared in the Port Erin 

 Biological Station. He further mentioned the operations con- 

 ducted this year in hatching and liberating some millions of young 

 plaice. 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 



1. " On two new Species of Popuhis from Darjeeling." By 

 H. H. Haines, P.L.S. 



2. " Biscayan Plankton.— Part YIII. The Cephalopoda." By 

 W. E. Hoyle. (Comtnuuicated by Dr. G. H. Powler, P.L.S.) 



3. " Biscayan Plankton.— Part IX. The Medusse." By E. T. 

 Browne. (Communicated by Dr. G. H, Eowler, E.L.S.) 



4. " On the Conifers of China." Bv Dr. M. T. Masters. F.E.S.. 

 E.L.S. 



June 21st, 1906. 



Dr. A. Smith "Woodward, E.E.S., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the 7th June were 

 read and confirmed. 



Miss Lilian Suzette Gibbs, Miss Evelyn Janie Welsford, 

 Mr. William Denison Eoebuck, and Mr. Henry John Waddington 

 were admitted Fellows. 



Mr. Henry Edward Houghton and Mr. Thomas Eox were 

 severally elected Fellows. 



