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their growth and development in the house, which can be easily done, 

 provided they are supplied with sufficient moisture. He had brought 

 some leaves of grass on which there were numbers of sporanges, and 

 would be pleased if Fellows would take specimens for experiment. 



The thanks of the Meeting were voted to the President for his 

 interesting account of the development of the Mycetozoa, and for the 

 specimens brought for distribution. 



The President called the special attention of the Fellows to the 

 exhibits upon the table by Mr. C. L. Curties, consisting of a large 

 number of mounted specimens of marine zoological objects which were 

 not only admirably shown, but were accompanied by very full and 

 interesting descriptions. 



On the motion of the President the thauks of the Society were 

 unanimously voted to Mr. Curties for this exhibition. 



The President said the first paper on the A.genda was by Miss A. L. 

 Smith, ' On the Fungi found on Germinating Farm Seeds.' He ex- 

 plained that part of the work in which they were engaged was the 

 examination of farm seeds to ascertain their purity and their germinating 

 power. For testing the germination the seeds were placed in thick 

 porous porcelain saucers with glass covers, and these being placed in 

 shallow water sufficient moisture reached the seeds to enable them to 

 germinate. In the course of this work Miss Smith had found numerous 

 species of fungi on the germinating seeds ; 14 species were described, 

 of which 5 were new to Britain, one belonging to a new genus. It 

 was not proposed to read this paper, which described the species found, 

 but it would appear in due course in the Journal with illustrations 

 (see p. 613). 



Dr. Hebb said they had also received another paper, being Part XII. 

 of Mr. Millett's paper ' On the Foraminifera of the Malay Archipelago.' 

 This paper, like those which preceded it, would be taken as read, and 

 would appear in the December number of the Journal (see p. 619). 



Dr. Hebb said that a letter had been received from Sir Dighton 

 Probyn, intimating the pleasure of the King to continue his patrunage 

 of the Society. The letter was read to the Meeting, aa follows : — 



Peivy Purse Office, 



Buckingham Palace, 

 2Sth June, 1901. 

 Sir, 

 I have the honour to inform you that I have submitted to the King 

 your letter of the 19th instant, and, in reply, I am commanded to say 

 that His Majesty is pleased to accede to the request contained in it to 

 continue his patronage to the Royal Microscopical Society. 



I am, Sir, 



Your obedient servant, 

 The President of the Eoyal D. M. Pbobyn, 



Microscopical Society. General Keeper of E.M.'s Privy Purse. 



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