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those who were without it ; yet every day he fancied he knew less, whilst 

 every year he gained in experience. As to the Hyplice producing the 

 Gonidia — twenty-eight years ago the Rev. J. M. Berkeley published his 

 opinion upon the subject — Tnlasne stated that he had seen Gonidia produced 

 at the ends of the Hyplue ; Thwaites examined a good many of these things, 

 and came to the same conclusion ; and their observations were also con- 

 firmed by Muller. 



The Chairman said that the subject suggested one practical piece of 

 advice, which was that some of the members of the Club should take up 

 the subject and work it out for themselves. 



A vote of thanks to Dr. Cooke was then proposed by the Chairman, and 

 carried by acclamation. 



Excursions and meetings for the ensuing month were then announced, 

 and the proceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, at which the 

 following objects were exhibited : — 



Transverse Section of Leaf, through stomata . . . 



Spine of 'Echinus attratus ... 



Gall Fly {Try p eta cardui) retaining .natural") 

 form and colour ... ... ) 



Section of Lower Jaw of Cat 



Stentor 



Evglena viridls 



Oribata lapidaria, showing the extension of " 

 the chitinous dorsal surface of the abdo- 

 men distended so as to form a flexible 

 wing-like process on each side, which can 

 be folded down over the legs so as to pro- 

 tect them entirely 



Pleurosigma angulation, shown with an Oil 

 Immersion \ objective ... 



JEcidium depauperaus — scattered violet clus- 

 ter-cups 



Gamasus coleoptratbrum — parasitic on Beetles. 



|- Mr. A. D. Michael. 



Mr. T. H. Powell. 



Mr. H. J. Roper. 

 Mr. T. C. White. 



Attendance — Members, 83 ; Visitors, 7. 



