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" The Goramy {Osphronemus Olfax) of the Mauritius so 

 " celebrated amongst Epicures for its deliciotis flavour, also 

 " constructs a nest for its eggs bj trailing and entangling 

 " the long shoots of the weeds that grow in the tanks where 

 " these fishes are bred ; and, like the sticJdehachs and the 

 " Sllioras they watch and doiend their young with equal vigi- 

 •* lance." 



*' ]S"o authority for this interesting assertion is given, but 

 I presume it is so. Do you nob think that if the attention of 

 the members was drawn to this fact and the public through 

 your printed Reporfc, some might be induced to watch the mo- 

 vements of these fishes and furnish valuable notes to you ? 

 ■' Very truly yours, 



" C. E. Bbwsher." 



L^ordre du jour etant epiiise; la seance est levee vers 

 4 heures . 



SBA.NCE DU LUNDI 13 DEICEMBRE 



sous LA PRESIDENCE DE M. H. C. DESCROIZILLES 



Sont presents : MM. N. DesjardinSj J. Horne^ P. Le 

 Miere^ V. de Eobillard, Ed. Serendat. 



LiB Secretaire donne communication d^une lettre qu^il 

 a re9ue de Kew^ en reponse k une demandc; faite au 

 Directeur de cet Etablissement de plans:), de vignes pour 

 etre distribues a Maurice. Voici un extrait de la lettre 

 en question : ., 



" The idea of encouraging the cultivation of Vines in Mau- 

 ritius is a most admirable one. But it is one that Mr Home 

 -the Sub-director of the Botanic Garden should take up. If 



