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Section of Clematis vitalba, double stained ... Mr. T. C. White. 



Mr. E. T. Newton gave a highly interesting description and demonstra- 

 tion of the anatomy of an insect. 



Attendance. — Members, 65 ; Visitors, 10. 



January 24th, 1879. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 Prof. T. H. Huxley, F.R.S., 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. Arthur Avery, Mr. George T. Barham, Mr. R. C. C. Bond, 

 Mr. Julian Deby, Mr. Chas. W. Easty, Mr. Burcham Harding, Mr. Arthur 

 H. Lancaster, Mr. James Murray, Mr. John M. Offord, and Mr. S. K. 

 Wilson. 



Eight gentlemen were proposed for membership. 



The following donations to the Club were announced : — 

 " Proceedings of the Watford Natural History") „ , _ . 



Society" ... ... ... j- om e ocie y. 



" Proceedings of the Chester Society of Natural") - , , ~ . , 



Science 5 ' ... ... ... ) 



" The American Naturalist " ... ... in Exchange. 



" Proceedings of the Belgian Microscopical") frQm ^ Societ 



Society" ... ... ... ) 



" List of Publications of the Smithsonian Insti-") e ,, T ... ,. 



> trom the Institution. 



tute" ... ... ) 



" Science Gossip " ... ... ... ... „ the Publishers. 



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



" Popular Science Review "... ... ... from the Publishers. 



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



* ' The Midland Naturalist "... ... ... „ 



A large number of drawings and engravings') 



of Sponges, with Pamphlets, &c, on the > Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



Subject ... ... ... j 



A Photograph of Prof. Quekett ... ... Mr. T. Curties. 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to the donors, and especially to 

 Dr. M. C. Cooke for his valuable addition to the stock of drawings, &c, 

 already presented by him to the Club. 



The Secretary reminded the members that the Soire'e of the South 

 London Club would take place on Feb. 19th, and that he would be happy to 

 receive the names of any persons willing to assist as exhibitors on that 

 occasion. 



Mr. T. C. White read a paper by Mr. F. A. Bedwell — " On the Urticating 

 threads of Actinia parasitica ." 



Mr. White said he had frequently seen and examined these threads him- 

 self, and had generally found that they were projected from apertures of 



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