384 



Proceedings. 



[NO. 2 5 NEW SERIES, 



tions of the new Genera of Plants of Ceylon, published by him in 

 the Kew Miscellany, to re-appear in the Society's Journal. 



The intimate connection of the Flora of India with that of Cey- 

 lon invests the details of such discoveries with peculiar interest for 

 the Botanists of this part of the country and the Committee at 

 once resolved to avail themselves with thanks of Mr. Thwaites' 

 liberal permission. The Sub Committee of Papers were accord- 

 ingly directed to make a selection of some of these New Genera 

 for publication in future Numbers of the Journal. 



Dried specimens of several of these, especially of such as are 

 likely to prove useful in the Arts, have been forwarded by Mr. 

 Thwaites to the present Exhibition. 



Some of the early Proof Plates of Dr. McPherson's Antiquities 

 of Kertch were laid on the table and attracted much admiration. 

 They represented Vases, Statuettes, Bas Beliefs in Terra Cotta, 

 Glass and Ivory, of Greek and Etruscan Types, Fibulce and Gold 

 ornaments, bearing a remarkable resemblance to thos e found in 

 the Tumuli and Mounds in Britain and which Dr. McPherson sup- 

 poses may have belonged to the Varangian Guards of the Byzan- 

 tine Emperors, &c. 



The Plates are executed in the best style of Chromolithography 

 by a young and rising Artist named Kell, and though unfinished 

 give promise of great beauty and elegance when completed. 



The Committee acknowledge with thanks the receipt of the fol- 

 lowing papers. 



1. Observations on the Graphite or Plumbago of Kumaon and 

 Travancore by J. Forbes Royle, M, D. with an Extract from a let- 

 ter from the Resident of Travancore and Cochin dated 9th Febru- 

 ary 1857,/rom the Chief Secretary . 



This Mineral was formerly found in its most pure state in Bor- 

 rowdale in Cumberland, which indeed was the only Mine which 

 produced Lead.of that fine quality requisite for the manufacture 

 of Drawing Pencils. 



The Cumberland Mines have been wrought since Elizabeth's 

 time ; pure Cumberland lead costing as much as from 30 to 40 



