360 TlMEHRI. 
Mr. J. J. Quelch, Curator, exhibited the following 
specimens, and gave explanatory remarks on them : — 
(1.) A specimen of a monstrosity of the pine-apple, which had been for- 
warded to the Museum by Mr. T. C. Duggin of New Amsterdam. It con- 
sisted of a mass of coalescent stems forming a stout base, many of the 
stems separating above and bearing single pines, while several others bore 
from four to five. The pines were quite small, but had ripened. The 
one mass which originally bore more than*20 pines, and presented a very 
good instance of fasciation, was obtained from the higher parts of the 
Berbice river. A photograph of the pine is exhibited in the Museum. 
(2.) A specimen of Venus' Flower-basket (Euplectella aspetgillum) a 
not uncommon six-radiate siliceous sponge. The specimen probably 
came from the neighbourhood of the Philippine Isles. 
(3.) Specimens of the Hyoid pouch of the Howling Monkey (Mycetes 
seniculusj, male and female, showing the small capacity for noise in 
the female. 
(4.) A specimen of Tortoise (Kinosternon, spj from Berbice, with a 
3-keeled shell, a clawed tail, and a very acute pointed jaw. 
The meeting then terminated. 
» 
Meeting held on nth August. — Mr. P. H. Nind, M.A., 
Vice-President, in the chair. 
There were 18 members present. 
Elections. — Member : Revd. S. Grant. 
Associate : J. F. Boilers. 
The chairman informed the meeting that the following 
Lefture-Committee had been nominated by the President 
and Vice-President — 
Messrs. P. H. Nind, R. P. Drysdale, E. Percival, 
and Hon. B. Howell Jones. 
A meeting of the Committee would soon be held and 
matters put in train for commencing the proposed series 
of evening lectures. 
A letter was read from the Secretary of the Com- 
mittee of Correspondence, forwarding a report on the 
