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time, that, owing to the lateness of the hour, it would hardly be possible 

 to do justice to a communication upon which so much time and labour had 

 evidently been spent, and which they would not be able fully to 

 appreciate until they had an opportunity of reading it for themselves in the 

 Journal. 



On the motion of Dr Matthews, seconded by Mr. Thos. Spencer, the 

 thanks of the meeting were unanimously voted to the authors of the papers. 



Notices of excursions and meetings for the ensuing month were then an- 

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

 which the following objects were exhibited : — 

 Egg of Scarlet Hopper, showing larva 

 Cfammarus, stained 

 Euglena viridis 



Myobia musculi 

 G ly cip hagus spinip es 

 Eremeus oblongus (oviduct of; 

 Proctophy lodes proj'usus ... 

 glandarimus 



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Mr. F. Fitch. 



Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. 



Mr. A. JV! artinelli. 



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Mr. A. D. Michael (in 

 illustration of his paper). 



Attendance — Members, 76 ; visitors, 6. 



May 9th, 1879. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Section of sucker of Octopus 



Grass Spider (Tetragnatha extensa), showing ~) 



curious palpal organs, &c. ... ... j 



Mould of Salt water damaged, Cacao Theo-^ 



broma, showing bright sulphur-yellow 



fruit. Mould of Fresh water damaged, [► 



Cacao Tlieobroma, showing fruit, Crys 



talline in appearance... 

 Section of Bignonia, Double-Stained 

 Section of Bramble, polarized 

 Human Ovary, showing ova 

 Stephanoceros 

 Kecent Polyzoa (Sp. P) 

 Cumptoptera (Sp. ?) showing a method of 



mounting and exhibiting minute Hymen- 



optera ... 



Plumatella repens 



Young Phalangium ... 



Mr. F. W. Andrew. 

 Mr. F. Enock. 



Mr. H. Epps. 



Mr. H. G. Glasspoole. 

 Mr. W. Goodwin. 

 Mr. J. J. Hunter. 

 Mr. C. Le Pelley. 

 Mr. F. C. Kellow. 



Mr. A. D. Michael. 



Mr. G. D. Eoper. 

 Mr. T. C. White. 



Attendance — Members, 69 ; Visitors, 0. 



