LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. VU 



from Martaban ;" by Dr. J. B. Hooker and Dr. T. Thomson. 

 (See ' Botanical Proceedings,' vol. viii.) 



5. " Notes on the Fecundation of Orchids and their Morpho- 

 logy ;" by Dr. H. Criiger, Director of the Botanic Garden, Tri- 

 nidad. Communicated by Charles Darwin, Esq., F.E. & L.S. 

 (See ' Botanical Proceedings,' vol. viii.) 



6. " Observations on a peculiar Mode of Fecundation in OMo- 

 nyphe Garteri, Berk. ;" by the Eev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S,. 

 (See 'Botanical Proceedings,' vol. viii). 



7. " Descriptions of new species of the Dipterous Insects of 

 New Gruinea ;" by Francis Walker, Esq., F.L.S. (See ' Zoolo- 

 gical Proceedings,' vol. viii.) 



8. " Descriptions of new species of Dipterous Insects from the 

 Island of Salwatty, near New Guinea ;" by the same. (See ' Zoo- 

 logical Proceedings,' vol. viii.) 



March 17, 1864. 

 George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



The Rev. George Henslow, M.A., and Gervase F. Matthews, 

 Esq., were elected Fellows. 



The following Paper was read, viz. : — 



" On the Phenomena of Variation and Geographical Distribu- 

 tion, as illustrated by the Papilionidce of the Malayan Eegion ;" by 

 Alfred E. Wallace, Esq. (See ' Transactions,' vol. xxv. Part 1.) 



April 7, 1864. 

 George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 

 William Eassie, Esq., was elected a Fellow. 

 Dr. H. J. Carter exhibited leaves oi Ficus glomerata, Eoxb., in 



