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Mr. Thomas Linnell, and not previously recorded as occurring in 

 the Reigate district : — 



Cercyon obsoletum, Gyll. Captured at Eedhill. 

 „ hamorrhoidale, Fab. Eedhill. 

 „ laterale, Marsh. Redstone. 

 ,, flavipes, Fab. Redstone. 

 „ quisqidlium, Linn, In dung, Redstone. 

 ,, nigriceps, Marsh. Reigate district. 



The President again brought forward the subject of the double 

 apple exhibited by him at the last Meeting. He now showed a 

 section of it, by which it appears that there were two well-formed 

 cores, with ripened pips, proceeding from one footstalk. (See 

 Plate I. fig. 1.) 



He exhibited a large and beautiful moth from Sierra Leone, of 

 great rarity ; its expansion of wings was about six inches ; colour 

 fawn, with a large eye-like spot on each of the hind wings. 



He also exhibited a beautiful specimen of the delicately formed 

 white fungus, Squamaria alba, growing on Trifolium ai-vense, &c., 

 obtained from the sand-hills at Deal by Mr. Frederick Smith, of the 

 British Museum. 



Also a small collection of Centipedes, from various localities, with 

 a view to point out the remarkable characters of one species, which 

 he had recently received from Natal. This, instead of the usual 

 jointed tapering processes arising like horns from the last joint of 

 the body, had long spoon-like processes of the same number of joints, 

 but very remarkable in shape. 



The President then drew the attention of the Meeting to a col- 

 lection of Begonias placed on the table, consisting of many varieties 

 and species. His object was to show how the numerous varieties of 

 this genus of plants, so much admired for the beauty and markings 

 of their leaves, had originated, and how further varieties might be 

 obtained. He stated that the species called Rex rubrovenia and 

 R. xanthina were the parents of most of the varieties which met with 

 so many admirers, and had been obtained by judicious crossings 

 between them. He observed that, however beautiful these varieties 



