216 JOURNAL, BOMBAY NATURAL HIST. SOCIETY, Vol. XXII. 



EXHIBITS. 



The Secretary exhibited the fruit of Monstera deliciot-a (delicious 

 fruited) grown in Bombay, a native of Mexico. 



" Radulse of Molluscs." Through the kindness of Major A. J. Peile, R. A., 

 who was formerly stationed in Bombay, the Society has received a number 

 of miscroscopjc slides of the " teeth " or radulee of some of the commoner 

 marine, land and fresh water shells found in this neigbourhood. 



These were exhibited at the meeting, miscroscopes being kindly lent by 

 the Rev. J. Assmuth, S.J. 



In a future number of the journal a paper by Major Peile will be publish- 

 ed on " Snails ' Teeth " illustrated by enlarged drawings made from the 

 specimens presented to the Society. 



Lt.-Col. K. R. Kirtikar, I.M.S. (Retd.), exhibited some beautiful speci- 

 mens of algee from the Coast of Australia, which were greatly admired, and 

 which he explained to the members present. 



MEETING HELD ON 30xh JANUARY 1913. 



A meeting of the members of the Bombay Natural History Society took 

 place on Thursday, the 30th January 1913, Mr. H. M. Phipson presiding. 



The election of the following 27 members since the last meeting was 

 announced : — Count Thurn, Bombay ; Capt. J. C. G. Kunhardt, I.M.S. 

 Bombay ; Mr. H. R. Harris, Bombay ; Mr. E. F. A. Hay, Pyinmana ; H. 

 E. the Right Hon'ble Lord Pentland, G.C.I.E., Madras ; Mr. Noel G. B. 

 Kirwan, Chikmagalore ; Mr. W. Lawton, Rangoon ; Lt.-Col. J. Maxwell, 

 R.F.A., Jubbulpore, C. P. ; Mr. J. Wilson Johnston, 1.0. S., Dera Ghazi 

 Khan ; Mr. J. Caldwell, Calcutta ; Mr. W. E. Wait, Colombo ; Mr. A. F. 

 Slater, Aligarh, U. P. ; Mr. C. F. C Beeson, Rawalpindi ; Lieut. G. E. 

 D. Learoyd, Rawalpindi; Lient. T. W. D. Evans. Rawalpindi; Mr. P. R. 

 Wilson, Bombay ; Mr. Thomas Parkin, M. A., F. L. S., F. Z. S., M. B. O. U., 

 J. P, England; Mr. C. H. Atkins, I.C.S., Patiala ; Mr. G. T. Boag, 

 Palamcottah ; Major H.J. Shipman, A.O.D., Bombay ; Capt. B.G. Channer, 

 Kohat; Mr. W. E. J. Dobbs, I. C. S., Bulandshahr ; Mr. R. N. Gilbert, 

 Dongri P. O., via Tumsar, B. N. Ry, Mr. E. M. Vanlngen, Mysore ; 

 Mr. S. H.Cole, Bangkok ; Mr. K. G. Gairdner, Bangkok ; and Mr. T. M. 

 Bostock, Mardan, N. W. F. P. 



The Honorary Secretary, Mr. W. S. Millard, acknowledged the following 

 specimens to the Society since the last meeting : — 



