222, LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
parts had been added to the Li ibrary. —Mr. G. a fee ge on 
behalf of the subscribers, formally handed over the sporteet 
i inted by i 
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Royal Academy last year having then prevented its same 
A bust of the late Professor Louis Agassiz, the American 
sculptor Mr. Hiram Power, was handed over by Professor Allman 
to the Bonen: as a present from the sculptor’s son, Mr. H. Power, 
4 Flor An engraving from Gainsborough’s painting of the 
old English naturalist Mr. pai Pennant, was presented by 
Mr. Howard Saunders, in the name of Mrs. Alston, as a bequest 
from her son, the Society’s ba Bacretaly, Mr. E. R. Alston.—The 
President then delivered his Anniversary Address, commentin 
generally on the events of the past year, with special reference to 
their bearing upon the Society; in congratulating the Society on 
its annual balance-sheet, he reminded the Fellows that besides 
investments (supra) the property of the Society might be valued at 
£25,000, or a es of su 000. He alluded to Colonial Fellows 
and the good scientific ork rad are fone ee tally referring 
to the British Associaton “Meetin in Can o take place in 1884. 
Reference was also e to thes progress oe sah sap of the 
Biological Collections i in Sih new Natural History Museum at South 
ensington. ‘This was fellowed by Reports on the various 
botanical and zoological SnEneesnan: issued at home and abroad 
during the last twelvemonth.—The purchase of a portrait of the 
Oxford Eanee Jacob Bobart (1598-1679) was announced ; and 
the President presented a valuable portrait of Linneus, from life, 
by the Swe artist Magnus man. resolution was unani- 
ans ait a the Society, at the instance of the Chair, to 
ntham and ji J. D. Hooker, on the completion of their 
great work the ‘Genera Plantarum.’——Obituary notices of some 
deceased Fellows—Profesor Dickie, Dr. Thwaites, Dr. Jameson, 
Mr. Gibso . Moggridge—were read by the Secretary.— 
The Nene having examined the ballot, fen reported that 
Mr. T. Christy, Mr. ve HE, Dresser, Mr. G. R. M. Murray, Mr. H. 
Saunders, und Mr. H. T. Stainton, had been elected into the 
Counce . G. Busk, Mr. C. B. 
Clarke, Sir John Kirk, and Mr. R. M’Lachlan, who retired; and 
re-elected for Officers, Sir J. Lubbock as President, Mr. Frank 
Crisp as Treasurer, - Mr. B. Daydon Jackson and Mr. G. J. 
Eacaces as Secretar 
une 7.—Sir Foln “Tab Bart., President, in the chair.— 
Mr. R. J. Clarke and Mr. Frank Matthews were elected Fellows of 
rig Society.—Mr. W. T. T. Dyer exhibited a series of copals, some 
Bene of various sorts, with a melting-point from 810° t i 
Fahr.; others from Lagos (obtained by Captain Maloney), used by 
the natives for burning, and powdere the women a od 
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ese last are supposed to be from a species of Daniellia, 
the native name being ‘‘ Ogea.”—-Mr. Hiern drew attention to 
specimens of Quercus Ilex, var. Fordii, from Barnstaple, Devon, 
showing remarkable alteration in the leaves after pruning.—Mr. G. 
