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and the proceedings terminated with a conversazione, at which the follow- 



ing objects were exhibited: — 



Alcyonella fungosa ... ... ... ... by 



Numerous mounted sections of physiological") 



and other preparations .. . ... ... \ " 



8ection of Wood — Pinus sylvestris — polarized,) 



shewing pitted structure ... ... ) 



Culex annulatus (Ringed Gnat) male 

 Crystallized Sugar from Queensland 

 Section of Medicinal Leech 

 Pleurosigma quadratum, shown with Zeiss' E 



objective ... 

 Tongue of Cricket 



Attendance — Members, 65 ; Visitors, 5 ; 



5 ) 



Mr. W. G. Cocks. 

 Mr. A. C. Cole. 



Mr. T. Curties. 



Mr. Enock. 

 Mr. Golding. 

 Mr. Goodinge. 



Mr. Mclntire. 



Mr. J. A. Smith. 

 Total, 70. 



October 8th, 1875. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited: — 

 Platy stoma seminationis, male 

 Silk Glands of Epeira diadema ... 

 Blood of Amphiuma means (Congo Snake) 

 Seed of Gnaphalium leontophodium 

 Cochlea of Kitten, stained 



Empusa Musci — disease of the common House-fly 

 Flowers of Tamarix Gallica 

 Spicules of Synapta 

 Living Diatoms and Desmids, from Marine Aquarium Mr. T. C. White. 

 Attendance — Members, 52 ; Visitors, 4 ; total, 56. 



October 22nd, 1875.— Dr. J. Matthews, President, 



in the Chair. 



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following additions to the Library and Cabinet were announced : 



" The Monthly Microscopical Journal" ... from the Publisher. 



" Science Gossip" ... ... ... ... M 



" Popular Science Review" ... ... ... 



Berkeley's " Fungi, their nature, influence and") ~ , , „ „ , 



., > Dr. M. C. Cooke, 



uses' ... ... ... ... ...) 



" The American Naturalist" ... ... in exchange. 



" The Quarterly Journal of Microscopical ~) 



Science" ... j ^ P^ cha f 



A quantity of feathers of Indian birds (named) from Dr. M. C. Cooke. 



1 Slide of villous coating of Intestine of Sheep „ Mr. S. Turner. 



3 Slides Parasites of Pelican ,, Mr. J. G. Tatem. 



