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moles/ which by its unsightly appearance repels inquiry, and 
discourages investigation ; but it is of the utmost importance 
that these facts should be arranged and classified, in such 
order, as will best illustrate their connection and mutual 
relation. 
Mr. G. E. Dennes communicated the result of his re- 
searches in the neighbourhood of Deal, Walmer, Dover, and 
Sandwich, Kent, in August and September 1836; and 
stated that he had discovered in the vicinity of Deal and 
Walmer, during his short stay, eighty-four genera, including 
one hundred and twenty species, and considers that the 
number might be much increased at other seasons. 
FEBRUARY 16th. 
J. E. Gray, Esq., F. R.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. W. A. Lewis communicated a Paper on the Natural. 
Order Ranunculacece, in which he alluded principally to the 
opinions of M. Decandolle. 
MARCH 2nd. 
Dr. Macreight, V. P., F.L.S., in the Chair. 
Mr. H. A. Meeson read a Paper on the Classification of 
plants, and enumerated the advantages to be derived from 
studying vegetables according to the Natural system, point- 
ing out its superiority over the Linnaean Artificial arrange- 
ment ; but, at the same time, acknowledging with deference 
that the system of that great naturalist was the means of res- 
cuing the science from oblivion, and concluded by stating 
that Linnaeus himself was engaged, even to his death, in 
forming a Natural Arrangement of Plants, seeing that the 
laws of his former system were liable to great variation. 
