XXVill Minutes of Proceedings. 
February 13, 1850. The fossils from the wrecked ship have been 
lying about for forty years and have been picked up by whoever 
~wished. There could be no fossils on the island as it is almost, if 
mot entirely, of igneous formation. 
Mr. Péringuey made some remarks and the thanks of the meeting 
--were voted to Mr. Liebmann for his interesting communication. 
Mr. H. Bolus exhibited some parasitical plants, Mystropatalon 
Thomii, which had been obtained near the Caledon Baths. They 
were first found in the same locality by Dr. Thom, a minister of 
the Dutch Reformed Church, in 1818. These plants grew upon 
the roots of the sugar bush and other bushes; they had no true 
stems and no green leaves. 
Mr. Bolus also announced that Mr. Schlechter had found another 
orchid on the south side of the Table Mountain which had not 
previously been found in the Cape Peninsula, bringing the total 
number up to one hundred and thirteen. 
Mr. H. G. Fourcade explained his paper on the method of 
repetition in the measurement of angles. — 
Dr. Gill explained the method of repetition and welcomed a paper 
from a member-elect which explained the errors which had been 
unexplained vy Bessel, Struve, and others. 
The Secretary exhibited a diagram shewing the light-curve of 
the variable star L Puppis—prepared by Mr. A. W. Roberts from 
his own observations. 
Ordinary Monthly Meeting. ~ 
WEPNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1892. 
Mr. D.Gitu, LL.D., F.R.S., PRESIDENT, IN THE CHAIR. 
Mr. H. G. Fourcade was ballotted for and duly elected an Ordinary 
-Member of the Society. 
The undermentioned presents were announced and the thanks of the 
“Society voted to the donors : 
Report of the British Association, 1891. 
Transactions of the Canadian Institute, Nos. 2 and 3. 
Feuille des Jeunes Naturalistes, Nos. 258, 259. 
