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October 28th, 1887.— Ordinary Meeting. 



A. D. Michael, Esq., F.L.S., F.R.M.S., &c, President, 



in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 

 Mr. Thomas Buckney and Mr. W. C. Westerton were balloted for and 

 duly elected members of the Club. 



The following additions to the library were announced : — 



" The Quarterly Journal of Microscopical") p . v, a 

 Science" ... ... ••• ... j 



" Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society " From the Society. 



" American Monthly Microscopical Journal " In Exchange. 



"Grevillea" ... ... ... ... ... Purchased. 



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



" Proceedings of the Hertfordshire Natural") T -^ , 



. „ > In Exchange. 



History Society " ... ... ... J 



" Proceedings of the Croydon Microscopical") 

 Society" ... ... ... ... j 



u Proceedings of the Essex Natural History") 

 Society" ... ... ... ... j 



'* Botanical Gazette'' ... ... ... ... „ 



" Proceedings of the Bristol Natural History 



Society" 

 " The American Naturalist'' ... ... ... ,, 



"Annals of Natural History " ... ... Purchased. 



Vols, xx and xxi. — " Reports of Challenger") 

 Expedition" ... ... ... ... ) 



Mr. E. M. Nelson exhibited a new portable microscope recently made from 

 his drawings, and described the advantages it offered for field, table, and 

 exhibition purposes. He also read a paper " On a new form of eye-piece," 

 and illustrated the subject by diagrams. 



On the motion of the President a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. 

 Nelson for his eminently practical and useful communications. 



The Secretary described a new form of portable binocular microscope, 

 designed and exhibited by Mr. Rousselet, also a new live box and com- 

 pressor ium, by the use of which an object could be examined in any part of 

 the field. 



The thanks of the Club were returned for these communications. 

 Mr. T. F. Smith read a paper " On the finer structure of Butterfly and 

 Moth Scales," which he illustrated by diagrams and specimens exhibited 

 under several microscopes. 



Mr. E. M. Nelson said he felt much indebted to Mr. Smith for bringing 

 down these scales for exhibition ; they were beautifully shown and were 

 well worth attention. In the scale of the moth the resemblance to the 

 stellate hairs of plants was very noticeable. The beading on the scale of 



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