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at Hilbre Island, and Mr. R. D. DARBISHIRE showed for 

 comparison some specimens taken from a colony planted 

 near Grimsby ; also a series from New York — the largest of 

 them, an ordinary specimen, measuring 3 inches by 2^ 

 inches, and weighing i2oz. — and a large specimen from a 

 post-pliocene bed on the Caloosahatchia River, South 

 Florida, which measured 5 inches by 4 inches, and weighed 

 lib. 70Z. 



Mr. J. COSMO Melvill stated that he wished to put 

 on record a third locality for Plantago maritime/, (L.) form 

 pumila of Kjellmann. The localities previously recorded 

 were the original station Cape Grebenig, Insula Wagatsch, 

 Scandinavia, where it was gathered by Lundstrom and 

 Kjellmann ; and Ben Hope, Sutherlandshire, where it was 

 found by Mr. Melvill and Mr. Frederick Hanbury in July 

 1888. Miss Caroline Birley and Miss Coupland visited the 

 Faroe Islands this year, and gathered the plant at about 

 1,000 feet altitude on Isle Stromoe. They reported it as 

 being somewhat plentiful there. 



Mr. CHARLES Bailey exhibited specimens of Arenaria 

 goikica, Fries, from Ribblehead, Yorkshire, collected by 

 Mr. J. G. Baker, F.R.S., of Kew. 



General Meeting, October 15th, 1889. 



Professor Osborne Reynolds, M.A., LL.D., F.R.S., 

 President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Nathaniel Bradley, F.C.S., Mr. C. F. Buden- 

 BERG, B.Sc, Dr. J. W. Tatham, and Mr. W. E. HOYLE, 

 M.A., M.R.C.S., were elected ordinary members. 



