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by Prof. P. T. Cleve, of Upsala, ‘On the Diatoms on ws during 
the Arctic Expedition of Sir George Nares.” — A paper was read, 
** On the joint and separate work of the Authors of Hegithiats and 
8. 
ay 3. 
Sig. O. Beccari and Dr. J. Lange were elected Foreign Members of 
the Society. — Colonel R. H. Beddome ep | beter of 
Asplenium erectum Sm., showing that nearly all the are allan- 
todioid ; also specimens of Diplazium sfasibHetane a new species 
from the Travancore Mountains. He pointed out that Mr. C. B. 
Clarke makes a ne b enus, Pseudallantodia, founded on the 
allantodioid character oar ber pa but eetee tern eb S specimens 
paste that this is a char common to the genus Aspleniwm in 
— Mr. J. Bliot award oehibited a series of living and 
dried plants and barks in illustration of his paper. — Mr. Thomas 
Christy brought eal specimens of Bolivian Cinchonas, and 
made remarks thereon in connection with Mr. J. E. Howard’s 
paper.—Mr. J. Eliot Howard read a paper, ‘‘ On Cinchona meena 
var. rs oe How., and C. Ledgeriana Moens.” The 
brought forward proofs that the Dutch Government had éaliiad 
most daliatle results from having secured the true Calisaya 
: “ are ‘tie 
of Cinchona had been planted and the stock had greatly deteriorated, 
and no doubt owing to the best plants having been cut down for 
the aks of the bark. He brought forward plants obtained from 
seed which he had received from the Yarrow estate in ree, the 
bark from these trees having yielded as much as from n to 
twelve per cent. of quinine. By the side of this he aot ‘plasita 
that he had raised from the seed given to him r. Thomas 
Christy, that had come direct from Bolivia, and he drew the 
following conclusion, viz.:—that he believed that no one has 
whole it Tineke be euuena as a very reduced form of U. circinalis, 
its cepa congener, though differing from it in many striking 
articular. 
. May 24. — ANNIVERSARY Meetine, Sir John Lubbock, Bart., 
M.P., F.R.S., President, in the chair.—Mr. R. M’Lachlan, on 
behalf of the Audit ONES: read the Statement of Receipts 
and Payments for the year, and the Treasurer (Mr. Frank Crisp), 
followed with a detailed explanation of the various items, showing 
that the Society was in a very sound financial condition, for 
besides investments of about £5000, the Batahds at bankers (30th 
April) was £514 8s.7d. Afterwards the Secretary, Mr. B. D. Jackson, 
Wi wn; while 54 new Fellows had been elected. Between 
purchase, exchange, and donations 407 volumes and 422 separate 
