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not have fully retracted the tentacle, because the distance between 
the point of attachment of the muscle and the ventral tube is less 
than the length of the tentacle; but this difficulty is at once 
avoided by the presence of a second muscle, which throws the 
retracted tentacle into a curve. Moreover, the muscles are already 
greatly extended when the tentacle is protruded to its full length, 
but must have been much more so if there had only been a single 
muscle. (See ‘ Transactions,’ vol. xxiii. Part 3.) 
2. “On the Geographical Relations of the Coleoptera of Old 
Calabar ;”” by Andrew Murray, Esq., F.L.S., Assist. Sec. R. Hort. 
Soc. (See ‘Transactions,’ vol. xxiii. Part 3.) 
February 20th, 1862. 
George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
Thomas Glazebrook Rylands, Esq., was elected a Fellow. 
The following Papers were read, viz. :— 
1. “On Prolification in Flowers, and especially on that kind 
termed ‘ Axillary Prolification ;’’’ by Maxwell T. Masters, Esq., 
F.LS. (See ‘Transactions,’ vol. xxiii. Part 3.) 
2. “ On Inocarpus ;” by George Bentham, Esq., Pres. L.S. (See 
‘ Botanical Proceedings,’ vol. vi.) 
3. “Note on Hamamelis and Loropetalum; with a description 
of a new Anisophyllea; by Daniel Oliver, Esq., F.L.S., Prof. Bot. 
Univ. Coll. Lond. (See ‘ Transactions,’ vol. xxiii. Part 3.) 
4. “ Notice of a Collection of Alge, made on the North-west 
Coast of North America, chiefly at Vancouver’s Island, by David 
Lyall, M.D., in 1859-61; by W. H. Harvey, M.D., F.RBS & 
LS., Prof. Bot. Univ. Dublin. (See ‘ Botanical Proceedings,’ 
vol. vi.) 
