126 REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE. 



1882. 

 Jan. 27. " On Sand," by Mr. J. G. Waller. 

 Feb. 24. u On the Histological Development of the Larva of 



Coreihra plumicornis" by the President. 

 Mar. 24. « On Fishes' Tails," by Mr. E. T. Newton. 

 April 28. "On an Algal form growing in a solution of Sulphate 



of Copper," by Mr. F. Kitton. 

 May 25. " On a new form of portable Microscope," by the Rev. 



H. J. Fase. 



The various verbal communications have been the means of afford- 

 ing information upon many subjects of interest. They will be 

 found reported in the Proceedings. 



The difficulty of obtaining original papers continues to increase ; 

 and it is for those members who have at heart the welfare of the 

 Club to consider what claim it may have upon them to be the 

 channel for the publication of their investigations, and to what 

 extent they can further its interests in this respect. It by no means 

 follows that the results of their observations are not worthy of 

 record, because they may not involve any discoveries that are posi- 

 tively new. Confirmation of the work of previous observers may 

 often prove as valuable as a new discovery. 



Your Committee have been able to make considerable additions to 

 the Library, which has now become really valuable for reference 

 on subjects connected with microscopy. The following is a list of 

 the additions : — 



Presented by 



" Dr. Carpenter on the Microscope." 6ttn mi A ,, 



Edition ... ... ... J 



" Marsh on Section Cutting " ... ... Mr. F. Wood. 



"Balfour's Comparative Embryology."-) Mr< T . Charters White . 



Yol. 2 ... ... ... ) 



"Tyndall's Floating.matter of the Air " ... Mr. J. W. Groves. 



" Dr. Braithwaite's British Moss-Flora." ") „, . ,, 



Parts 1-5 ... ... ... ) 



" Smithsonian Institution Report, 1880" ... U.S. Government. 



" Transactions of the Linnean Society.") ,, -,-, ^ • 



J } Mr. F. Crisp. 



5 Vols. ... ... ... ) ^ 



" Journal of the Linnean Society." 2 Vols. Mr. T. Charters White. 

 " Proceedings of the Royal Society ' ? ... The Society. 



" Journal of the Royal Microscopical ~) 



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



