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 SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



Linnean Society of London. 



November 2, 1893. — Professor Stewart, President, in the chair. 



Messrs. W. G. Axford and C. W. Nicholls were admitted Fellows, and 

 Mr. H. M. Bernard was elected. 



The Secretary having read a list of the donations to the Library since 

 the last meeting, the President moved that the thanks of the Society 

 be given to the donors, and to Lady Arthur Russell, for the valuable 

 collection of engraved portraits of naturalists which she had been so good 

 as to present to the Society in the name of her husband the late Lord 

 Arthur Russell, a motion which was passed unanimously. 



The President then referred to the improvement which had been 

 carried out during the recess in the Society's apartments by the introduction 

 of the electric light, for which they were indebted to the liberality of the 

 Treasurer, Mr. Crisp, who on former occasions had shown himself so 

 generous a benefactor, and moved that the hearty thanks of the Society be 

 given to Mr. Crisp for his munificent present. The resolution was carried 

 by acclamation. 



Referring to the deaths of Fellows of the Society which had occurred 

 since the last meeting, the President alluded especially to tho Rev. Leonard 

 Blomefield, whose connection with the Society, extending over seventy 

 years, had recently been made the subject of a congratulatory address (see 

 p. 418); to Mr. F. Pascoe, the distinguished entomologist, and to Mr. 

 George Brook, whose lamented decease had caused the vacancy in the 

 Council which they now had to fill. 



The ballot having then gone round for the election of a new Councillor 

 in the place of Mr. George Brook, deceased, Mr. Henry Seebohm was 

 declared to have been elected. 



Mr. George Murray exhibited and made remarks on a series of sea- 

 weeds mounted on lantern-slides, some of which were new to Great Britain. 

 He also showed some specially prepared tins, which were recommended for 

 collecting purposes, but which, in the opinion of some present, would be 

 likely to become speedily useless from corrosion. 



Mr. Holmes showed some new British Marine Algae, and made remarks 

 on their affinities. 



Dr. Prior exhibited the fully-developed fruit of Pyrus japonica from 

 Rogate, Sussex, seldom seen, although the plant is common euough, and 

 alluded to its use as a conserve, if it could be obtained in sufficient quantity. 



Mr. Spencer Moore read a paper on the phanerogamic botany of an 

 expedition to Mato Grosso, upon which he acted as botanist. Starting 

 from Cuyaba, the expedition first visited the Chapada Pluteau to the east 



