ON THE ZOOLOGY AND BOTANY OF THE WEST INDIA ISLANDS. 449 
by the Rev. Lansdowne Guilding, really belong to other islands. This 
error has arisen from want of precision in exactly localising the specimens, 
a practice the importance of which was hardly recognised at the time they 
were collected. 
The collections received in August last contain three additional species 
of ferns, making the total number collected by Messrs. Smith 136. The 
added species are Dicksonia cicutaria, Sw., Davallia aculeata, Sw., 
Cheilanthes radiata, R. Br. In addition there are 389 numbers of 
flowering plants, and 3 palms. These will be determined later. 
The Committee would again draw particular attention to the botanical 
and zoological bibliography of the Lesser Antilles prepared under its 
direction, and published as an appendix to the Report for 1888. This 
bibliography has been widely distributed in the West Indies and in 
Kurope, and has proved of considerable service in carrying out the objects 
for which the Committee was appointed. 
The Committee recommend their reappointment, and that a grant of 
1001. be placed at their disposal. 
Report of the Committee, consisting of Dr. P. L. Scuatsr, Professor 
Ray Lanxester, Professor Cossar Ewart, Professor M. Foster, 
Mr. A. SepewicK, Professor A. M. MarsHatt, and Mr. Percy 
Suaven (Secretary), appointed for the purpose of arranging 
for the Occupation of a Table at the Zoological Station at 
Naples. 
Prosperity and advancement have been the keynotes of every Report 
which your Committee have presented upon the Zoological Station at 
Naples. The account given this year by Dr. Dohrn is of the most satis- 
factory character. The annual subvention of 1,500/. granted to the 
Station by the German Parliament for the past ten years has now been 
increased to 2,000/.—a circumstance directly due to the personal interest 
of the German Emperor. The Directorate is by this means enabled to 
extend the sphere of action of the Institution in more than one direction, 
and this without increasing the amount of the annual contribution paid by 
governments, universities, or learned societies, for the use of a Table. 
The Zoological Station is thus in the advantageous position of now being 
able to offer even greater facilities than formerly to those who avail them- 
selves of the privilege. 
It was stated in the last Report that the Physiological Laboratory was 
in part completed. Several physiologists have been at work during the 
past year. Dr. Loeb, of Strasburg, has conducted a series of investiga- 
tions on heliotropism; Professor Exner, of Vienna, has completed his 
experiments on the visual phenomena in crustaceans; Dr. Herter is 
engaged on the chemical analysis of the muscles of the dog-fish and other 
species of fishes ; Professor Hinthoren is going to work on the functions 
of the fish-bladder; and it is expected that before long other physiologists 
of well-known reputation will be attracted to Naples to begin investiga- 
tions on a still larger scale in this almost virgin field of research. It is 
intended to complete the equipment of the physiological laboratory step 
by step, in accordance with the requirements of workers, and thus leave 
BSESE to be desired in the internal arrangements of the department. 
. GG 
