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March 11th, 1887. — Conversational Meeting. 



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The following objects were exhibited : — 

 Marine Hydrozoa, Pedicellina cernua 

 Pollen of Goethea makoyana 

 Seeds of Clematis 



Scale of Podura, with dark ground illumina- 

 tion, Zeiss' apochromatic objective, 6*0 mm. 

 (iin.), and Abbe condenser, 1.20 n.a. 

 Oak Apple Fly, Andrieus terminalis, with" 



drawing of same 

 Foraminifera, Cristellaria rotulata, and sec- I 

 tion of Alveolina quoii ... ... ) 



Parasite of Tortoise 

 Diatoms, ActinoptyeJins seductilis ... 

 Fossil Sponge, Catoptychus agaricoides 

 Diatoms from Oamaru, Biddu.lpJiia pedalis, n.s. 

 Negative and prints of Amphipleura pellucida, photographed with Zeiss' 

 apochromatic 3mm. (|iu.), O.I., N.A. 1-40, and projection eye-piece, by Dr. 

 E. C. Bousfield and Mr. C. Lees Curties. 



Attendance — Members, 39 ; Visitors, 1. 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. E. T. Browne. 

 Mr. A. L. Corbett. 



Mr. C. Lees Curties. 



Mr. F. Enock. 



Mr. H. F. Hailes. 



Mr. C. K. Jaques. 

 Mr. H. Morland. 

 Mr. B. W. Priest. 

 Mr. G. Sturt. 



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March 25th, 1887. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 A. D. Michael, Esq., F.L.S., F.R.M.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Messrs Isaac Robinson and S. Broad were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club. 



Mr T.F. Smith, 12,Campdale Road, N.W., was proposed for election at the 

 next meeting. 



The following additions to the Library were announced : — 



"Proceedings of the Royal Society" ... From the Society. 



" Proceedings of the Essex Field Club " 

 " Transactions of the Northumberland and') 

 Durham Natural History Society " ) 



" American Naturalist " ... 

 " Strasburger's Practical Botany"... 

 Vol. ii. " Bucton's Larvee," Ray Society 

 Mr. E. M. Nelson exhibited an adapter for Powell's new achromatic oil 

 immersion condenser which enables the stops to be more easily changed. 

 Mr. B. W. Priest read a paper on the " Calcareous Sponges." 

 Mr. Waller said that the thanks of the Club were due to Mr. Priest for 

 his excellent resume of this interesting group, and he hoped it would be the 

 means of inducing more members to take up the study of the sponges 

 generally. The material was readily obtainable by any visitor to the sea- 



In Exchange. 

 Purchased. 



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