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Count Tessin; one in silver, struck in 1746 for the same; and 
another in silver, struck in 1778 by command of Gustavus III. 
Amongst the portraits of Linnaeus in the possession of the Society 
two busts were pointed out, one in the Library, the other in the 
Council Room ; the oil-painting by an unknown artist, over the 
President’s chair in the Meeting Room (now replaced by a copy of 
tne portrait by the elder Per Krafft); two other oil-paintings, 
one by Hallman, the other a copy by Pasch of the original by 
lloslin; and several engravings. 
Amongst the manuscripts, the earliest, ‘Hortus Uplandicus,’ the 
date of which is believed to be 1730 (there are reworked copies of 
1731), attracted attention as giving the first hint of the sexual 
system; another, ‘Iter Lapponicum ’ (1734), from the curious 
admixture of Swedish and Latin, even in the same sentence. 
The books shown were editions of the ‘ Systema Naturae,’ of the 
‘ Genera Plantarum ’ and ‘ Species Plantarum,’ and of the ‘ Flora 
Suecica,’ all interleaved, with MS. additions. 
Lastly were seen the Linnean herbarium, insects, shells, and 
fish, after which refreshments were kindly provided in the 
Secretary’s Room, and a hearty vote of thanks was given by 
the members to their President for his interesting and instructive 
exposition of the treasures of the Linnean Society. 
236th Ordinary Meeting, 29th March, 1904, at Watford. 
B. Daydon Jackson, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 
Mr. C. T. Gimingham, Harpenden, was proposed for membership 
of the Society. 
A letter was read from Dr. H. R. Mill thanking the Society for 
his election as an Honorary Member. 
The following papers were read :— 
1. “Some Observations on the Exceptional Rainfall and on 
other Meteorological Phenomena in Hertfordshire in 1903.” By 
John Hopkinson, F.L.S., E.G.S., V.P.R.Met. Soc., Assoc. Inst. C.E. 
(Printed as) 
“Report on the Rainfall in Hertfordshire in the year 1903.” 
( Transactions , Yol. XII, pp. 97-108.) 
“Meteorological Observations taken in Hertfordshire in the 
year 1903.” ( Transactions , Yol. XII, pp. 117-124.) 
Diagrams were exhibited in illustration of the paper. 
2. “ The Climbing and Twining Plants of the South Midlands.” 
By James Saunders, A.L.S. ( Transactions , Yol. XII, pp. 62-68.) 
3. “Notes on Lepidoptera observed in Hertfordshire in the 
year 1903.” By A. E. Gibbs, E.L.S., E.lt.H.S. ( Transactions , 
Yol. XII, pp. 109-116.) 
Specimens were exhibited in illustration of the paper. 
4. “ Coleoptera new to the Hertfordshire Eauna.” By A. E. 
Gibbs, E.L.S., E.R.H.S. ( Transactions , Yol. XII, p. 156.) 
