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then made, and the proceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, at 

 which the following objects were exhibited : — 



Double-stained Vegetable Tissues ... ... Mr. Curties. 



Soldier Beetle (Telephones melanurus) ... Mr. Enock. 



Foot of Human Foetus ... ... ... Mr. J. J. Hunter. 



Sections of Leaf of Irish Yew ... ... Mr. W. H. Gilburt. 



Syenite, &c. ... ... ... ... ... Mr. G. J. Smith. 



Also specially in illustration of Mr. F. Crisp's paper, objects and appa- 

 ratus were exhibited by Mr. Crisp, Mr. Curties, Mr. Ingpen, and Mr. J. W. 

 Stephenson. 



Attendance — Members, 54; Visitors, 2. 



Mr. F. Enock. 



July 12th, 1878. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Hairs of the Tea Plant Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Head and Tongue of Sand Wasp (Cerceris~) 

 arenaria), mounted without pressure ) 

 Growing-point of Dahlia ... ... ... Mr. W. H. Gilburt. 



Damceus papillipes ... ... ... ... Mr. A. D. Michael. 



Mcidium urtlca, Nettle cluster cups ... Mr. H. J. Roper. 



Section of Ovary of Mallow ... ... Mr. J. Slade. 



Section of Stem of Gallium aparine ... Mr. F. H. Ward. 



,, ,, Stachys sylvatica ... „ 



,, ,, Scrofularia nodus 



„ „ Strawberry 



„ „ Gladiolus 



Section of Petiole of Parsnip 

 Young Hippocampus (alive) ... ... ... Mr. T. C. White. 



Attendance — Members, 35 ; Visitors, 5. 



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July 26th, 1878. — Annual Meeting. 



Henry Lee, Esq., F.L.S., &c, President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected members of 



the Club : — Mr. John Battersby, Mr. William Crockf ord, Dr. John McDonald , 



and Mr. Henry Morland. 



Two gentlemen were proposed for membership. 



The following donations to the Club were announced : — 



" The Popular Science Review " ... ... from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... ... „ ,, 



"Journal of the Royal Microscopical ~) ,. _ . , 



J * \ „ the Society. 



Society' ... ... ... ... ) 



