LIXXE.Vy SOCIETY OF LONDON. 5 1 



Mr. AV. Satille Kent, F.L.S., exhibited transparencies and 

 lantern-slides in a three-colour process of photographs of Fish 

 and associated Fauna of the Polynesian Coral-reefs. 



The Yice-President in the Chair, Eev. T. E. E. Stebbing, and 

 Mr. W. Carruthcrs contributed to the discussion which followed, 

 and Mere replied to b}' the exhibitor. 



Prof. F. E. "Weiss, F.L.S., showed a section and an enlarged 

 drawing of a section of the root-tip of Li/f/i)iodend)'0)i oldhamium, 

 a fossil Cjcadofilix from the Lower Coal-Measures, displaying an 

 extraordinary preservation of the young tissues. 



The Chairman having invited discussion, Dr. D. H. Scott and 

 ]\[r. Carruthers spoke on the highly interesting character of the 

 section shown. 



Mr. H. J. Waddixgtox, F.L.S., placed on the table some cases of 

 prepared Crustacea, in series from the youngest to the fully adult 

 state. The Eev. T. E. E. Stebbing and Prof. C. Stewart referred 

 to the remarkable excellence of the preparations ; and Mr. 

 Waddington, in acknowledging the vote of thanks, stated that 

 most of the credit was due to his wife, who was his most effectual 

 helper. 



The following papers were read and discussed : — 



1. "Botany of Southern Ehodesia." By Lilian Susette Gibbs, 

 F.L.S. 



2. " The Original Portraits of Linnaeus."' By "William 

 Carruthers, F.E.S., F.L.S. 



3. " Plantag nov^ Daweanae in Uganda lecta)." By Dr. Otto 

 Stapf, F.L.S. 



4. " The Genitalia of Diptera." By W. Weschc, F.E.M.S. 

 (Communicated by John Hopkinson, F.L.S.) 



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