lxvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE 
presentation copy to Linneus of Lord Baltimore’s ‘ Gandia 
Poetica ;? 2. ‘Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey,’ 
and ‘ Travels in various Countries of the East,’ edited by the Rey. 
R. Walpole; the latter work containing copious extracts from 
the Journals of the late Dr. Sibthorp. 
The following Papers were read, viz. :— 
1. “On the abnormal Habits of some Females of the genus 
Orgyia;” by H. T. Stainton, Esq., F.L.S. (See ‘ Zoological Pro- 
ceedings,’ vol. vi.) 
2. “ Florula Mallica;’’ by M. P. Edgeworth, Esq., F.L.S. 
(See ‘ Botanical Proceedings,’ vol. vi.) 
May 24th, 1862. 
Anniversary Meeting. 
George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 
This day, the Anniversary of the Birth of Linnzus, and the day 
appointed by the Charter for the Election of Council and Officers, 
the President opened the business of the Meeting with the follow- 
ing Address :— 
GENTLEMEN, 
In addressing you for the first time from this Chair on the occasion 
of your annual gathering, I have to thank you for that kind support 
and assistance which enables me to congratulate you on a continuance 
of the state of prosperity to which the Society had been brought 
under the zealous superintendence of my predecessor. Before leaving 
the Chair, he had the satisfaction of announcing to you that the debt 
which had been so long hanging over us in consequence of the purchase 
of the Linnean Collections had been at last cleared off, and that a 
commencement had been made of permanent investments. He also 
expressed his opinion that in future the whole amount of life-com- 
positions received from new Fellows should be added to these in- 
vestments. We have accordingly, as a step towards this desideratum, 
purchased, out of the present year’s balance, additional stock to the 
