MAY, 1013. 
The Monthly General Meeting of a era d was held on 
Wednesday, the 7th May, 1913, at 9-15 
D. Hooper, Esq., F.C.8., F.L.S., ees in the chair. 
The following members were present :— 
Maulavi Abdul Wali, Mr. J. Coggin Brown, Dr. P. J. 
ger Dr. L. L. Fermor, Rev. H. Hosten, 8.J., Mr. J. Insch, 
Mr. H. C. Jones, Mr. W. A. Lee, Mr. G. Stad 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 
Twenty-three presentations were announced. 
Henry MacMahon, K.C.I.E.; Major a Frederick Travers 
O’Connor, C.IL.E., R.A.; Mr. H. T. Cullis, 1.C.S.; Nawab Ali 
Hossain Khan Sahib, Mr. C. Hocgtiedl! gor Mr. D. Petrie 
have expressed a wish to withdraw from the Society. 
The Chairman announced that Mr. G. H. Tipper had taken 
charge of the office of General Secretary from Mr. 8. W. Kemp. 
Mu ied erede gentlemen were balloted for as Ordinary 
“em 
& < H. Hankin, M.A., D.Sc., Grand Hotel, Calcutta, 
proposed i Lieut.-Col. L. Rogers ; OLE, se eonded by 5 46 
J. D. Sandes, I.M.S.; and Pandit ’ Manoharlal Zutshi 
Head Mister. Government High School, are he bolt pro- 
posed by Ram Saran Das, Rai Bahadur, seconded by Dr unna 
Lal, Rai Bahadur. 
er following papers were read :— 
A Synopsis of the Dioscoreas of 
sieleabea’ with descriptions of new species and of varieti 
D. Prar and I. H. B 
This paper will be poate’ in a subsequent number of the 
rnal. 
the Old World, Africa 
es.—By 
ei nanthemum indicum 
On Variations in the Flowers of Lim ed by the Natural 
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Thwaites—By H. M. Carpper. Communi eat 
Hi Koeors Secretary. a 
3. Notes on Pollination of Colocasia eg ad 
Prema = CLecHorn. Communicated by the Na 
Secreta 
