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_by external aspect. This specimen illustrated the fact that ligh 
or the absence of light was not the cause of the alteration o 
position.—The ore _— imens were exhibited for Mr. Edward 
M. Holmes, viz. (1) A g a Eagl of the fruit of Afzelia cuazensis, 
from Limpopo, Natal, seat io him as the pod of a mahogany tree. | 
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(2) The fruit of Trichilia Dreget, ps om the same district; oil # 
obtained from the seeds by boiling, and with this, porn as an 
insecticide, the Kaffirs anoint their bodies. (3) Ustilago marina 
Durieu, a fungus new to Britain, and which he had discovered last 
autumn growing on Scirpus parvulus at Studand Bay, Dorset, on — 
ground covered by sea-water.— Mr. Henry N. Ridley read a paper — 
‘On a small collection of Orchids from Madagascar.” 0% ey 
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South Africa ; a an East African representative. Another 
interesting plant is Satyrium gigas. From this series it is evident 
that still other ad ote species ser _ ecbeanapanes for in the 
herbaria of this country several known to Thouars are yet absent. 
January 21, 1886.—W. Carruthers, F.R.S., Vice-Pres., in the 
chair.—Mr. Harry Veitch exhibited, in illustration of Dr. Masters’ 
paper, a series of living Conifers, among which were: — Abies 
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nobilis, A. grandis, and A. amabilis; also Pseudolarix Kampfert, 
Picea Omorika, Pinus Pearce, Arthrotamis selaginoides, and A. last- 
folia re _ sare Holmes exhibited a specimen of the Ergot . 
Diss (Arr ax) from Algeria. This Ergot is said to be m 
aire medicinally than that of Rye, and is slenderer, and iwiedl a 
thrice its length, and is attributable to the Fungus, Claviceps 
prpure —Dr. Chas. Cagswell drew attention to dried specimens 
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Scotia, an isyrinchium Bermudiana ak Bryophylium caly- 
einum from Bermuda. He contrasted the great difference of climate 
aa vegetation of the continent and island, observing that the 
Gulf Stream doubtless had an important influence on the Bermudan 
flora ; erg nahn it was notable that Bryophyllum, like the maples, 
put on a brilliant red autumnal tint.—Dr. Maxwell Masters read 
a paper; * en to the History of certain Conifers.” 
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