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day do not differ in any respect from the same species found in the 

 Glacial beds. 



A vote of thanks was moved by Sir Joseph Hooker, and seconded by 

 Mr. Stainton, to the President for his excellent Address, with a request 

 that he would allow it to be printed, and was carried unanimously. 



On a ballot taking place for new Members of Council, the following 

 were declared to be elected : — Dr. P. H. Carpenter, Dr. J. W. Meiklejohn, 

 Mr. E. B. Poulton, Dr. D. Sharp, and Prof. C. Stewart. 



On a ballot taking place for President and Officers, the following were 

 declared to be elected : — President, Prof. Charles Stewart ; Secretaries, 

 B. D. Jackson and W. P. Sladen ; and Treasurer, Frank Crisp. 



The Linnean Society's Gold Medal for the year 1890 was then formally 

 awarded, and presented to Prof. Huxley for his researches in Zoology. 



June 5. — Prof. Charles Stewart, President, in the chair. 



Messrs. Harvey Gibson and W. F. Kirby were admitted, and Messrs. 

 W. H. Beeby and S . Gasking were elected Fellows of the Society. 



The President then nominated as Vice-Presidents for the year, Messrs. 

 W. Carruthers, P. Martin Duncan, J. G. Baker, and F. Crisp. 



Mr. H. Little exhibited and made some remarks upon a photograph of 

 a remarkable Aroid, Amorphophallus titanum, which had flowered for the 

 first time in this country. 



Mr. James Groves exhibited a specimen of an Orobanche parasitic 

 upon a Pelargonium. 



The following papers were then read and discussed : — (1) Mr. G. F. 

 Scott Elliott, On a collection of plants made by him in Madagascar ; 



(2) Rev. G. Henslow, On Weismann's theory of heredity applied to plants ; 



(3) Prof. Windle, Teratological evidence as to heredity of acquired con- 

 ditions ; (4) Mr. Harvey Gibson, On the development of the tetrasporangia 

 in Bhabdochorton Rothii, Naegeli ; (5) On the position of Chantransia, with 

 a description of a new species, by Mr. George Murray and Miss E. Barton ; 

 (6) Miss A. L. Smith, On the development of the cystocarp in Callophyllis 

 laciniata; and (7) Mr. J. B. Carruthers, On the cystocarps of some genera 

 of Florideae. 



Zoological Society of London. 



June 3, 1890.— Prof. W. H. Flower, C.B., LL.D., F.R.S., President, 

 in the chair. 



The Secretary read a Report on the additions that had been made to 

 the Society's Menagerie during the month of May, 1890, and called special 

 attention to a pair of Hartebeests, Alcelaphus caama, and a pair of 

 Swainson's Long-tailed Jays, Calocltta formosa, acquired by purchase ; and 



