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PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



presentation copy to Linnaeus of Lord Baltimore's 1 Gaudia 

 Poetica 2. * Memoirs relating to European and Asiatic Turkey,' 

 and ' Travels in various Countries of the East,' edited by the Rev. 

 E. "Walpole ; the latter work containing copious extracts from 

 the Journals of the late Dr. Sibthorp. 



The following Papers were read, viz. : — 



1. " On the abnormal Habits of some Eemales of the genus 

 Orgyia ; " by H. T. Stainton, Esq., E.L.S. (See ' Zoological Pro- 

 ceedings,' vol. vi.) 



2. "Florula MaUica ;" by M. P. Edgeworth, Esq., E.L.S. 

 (See ' Botanical Proceedings,' vol. vi.) 



May 24th, 1862. 



Anniversary Meeting. 

 George Bentham, Esq., President, in the Chair. 



This day, the Anniversary of the Birth of Linnaeus, and the day 

 appointed by the Charter for the Election of Council and Officers, 

 the President opened the business of the Meeting with the follow- 

 ing Address : — 



Gentlemen, 



In addressing you for the first time from this Chair on the occasion 

 of your annual gathering, I have to thank you for that kind support 

 and assistance which enables me to congratulate you on a continuance 

 of the state of prosperity to which the Society had been brought 

 under the zealous superintendence of my predecessor. Before leaving 

 the Chair, ho had the satisfaction of announcing to you that the debt 

 which had been so long hanging over us in consequence of the purchase 

 of the Linnoan Collections had been at last cleared off, and that a 

 commencement had been made of permanent investments. He also 

 < Kjm led his opinion that in fill nre the whole amount of life-com- 

 positions received from new Fellows should be added to these in- 



vi trnents. We have aeeordingly, as ;i .step towards this desideratum, 



purchased* on! of the present year's balance, additional stock to the 



