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Proceedings of Societies : 



[Oct. 



paper of instructions drawn up by Mr. Visger, and the letter from Mr. 

 Southey, be printed in this day's proceedings. 



Resolved,— That the specimens of Lichens furnished by Mr. Visger, 

 of the ammoniacal liquor for extracting the colour, and of the colour 

 required, be sent to the different Presidencies of India, and to Ceylon 

 and China, through the medium of the home and local Governments, 

 and to the several Horticultural and Agricultural Societies already es- 

 tablished in India ; and that fifty copies of the Committee's Proceed- 

 ings of this day accompany each assortment of the specimens. 



Resolved,— That the subject of Mr. Southey's communication on 

 East Indian Wool, and of the extract of a letter from Messrs. Forbes 

 and Co., of Bombay, on East Indian Iron, be allowed to lie over until 

 the result of the examination of the expected investments of those ar- 

 ticles be known. 



Read a letter from the Horticultural Society of London, dated the 

 31st ultimo, enclosing a paper of proceedings of the Meerut Horticul- 

 tural Society, and the report of the Members of the Committee to whom 

 these communications had been referred. 



Resolved, — That extracts from the paper of proceedings of the Mee- 

 rut Horticultural Society be published in the Committee's proceedings 

 of this day ; and that in all similar cases, papers be referred to particu- 

 lar Members for their report thereon. 



Professor Royle suggested that specimens of the species of Lichen 

 used in India for the purpose of dyeing (one of which is extensively 

 employed in the Northern provinces, and is there called Chulcheleera), 

 be obtained, and sent to Mr. Visger for the purpose of being submitted 

 to experiment. 



Resolved, — That the Committee take measures to obtain specimens 

 of those Lichens ; and that they be sent to Mr. Visger for experiment. 



An offer was made by Professor Royle, to furnish a list of all the 

 plants of India which yield oil. 



A similar offer was made by Colonel Sykes, with reference to the 

 plants of the Dekkan which are suitable to the purposes of domestic 

 economy. 



Professor Royle also promised to prepare a paper on the subject of 

 Caoutchouc, and to submit it to the Committee, at as early a period as 

 his present numerous avocations would permit. 



Resolved,— That the Committee will be happy to avail themselves 

 of the kind offers of Professor Royle and Colonel Sykes. 



