1 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
June 20th, 1861. 
George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Senjee Pulney Andy, Esq., M.D., John Thomas Head Cotsell, 
Esq., and Peter Jones, Esq., were elected Fellows. 
Professor Huxley, F.R. & L.S. exhibited a specimen of Hyalo- 
nema mirabilis, the property of Mr. Veitch (to whom it had been 
sent by his son from Japan), and made some explanatory obser- 
vations. 
General Sir John Hearsey, C.B., F.L.8., exhibited a collection 
of new or rare insects made by himself in India: also drawings 
illustrative of the transformations of Indian insects. 
Sir Charles Bunbury, Bart., F.L.S., exhibited a flowering speci- 
men of AMsculus indica, from Barton Hall, Suffolk. The tree 
raised from seed in 1851. 
Dr. Carpenter, F.R. & L.S., exhibited the cocoons of the Tusseh 
Silk-moth of the Deccan (Saturnia Mytilla), from which silk is 
extensively manufactured at Wurrumgul, in the Nizam’s do- 
minions. 
Read, first, “ Notes on Malvacee and Sterculiacee ;”’ by George 
Bentham, Esq., Pres. L.S. (See “ Botanical Proceedings,” vol. vi.) 
Read, secondly, “ On Fissicalyx and Prioria, two recently pub- 
lished genera of Leguminose ; by the same. (See “ Transactions,” 
vol. xxiii. Part 2.) 
Read, thirdly, “ On the Discovery of Carex Ericetorwm, Poll., as 
a native of Britain; by C.C. Babington, Esq., M.A., F.RB.S. & 
LS., Prof. Bot. Univ. Camb. (See “Botanical Proceedings,” 
vol. vi.) ; 
Read, fourthly, “On three Oaks from Palestine ;” by J.D. 
Hooker, Esq., M.D., F.R.S. & L.S. (See “ Transactions,’ vol. xxiii. 
Part 2.) 
