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which it was stated to have been suggested some yeai's ago in " Science 

 Gossip." 



Mi\ Nelson said that Dr. Morris, who was now in England from Aus- 

 tralia, and had been searching all over the country for diatoms, had at length 

 met with the object of his search in a very fine gathering of AmphijAeura 

 Pellucida, some of which was exhibited in the room. 



Dr. Ralph expressed his desire of making communications and exchanges 

 with the Society on his return to Australia. Also that if any more of the 

 exnvigs of Larvae, such as he brought to the last meeting of the Club, were 

 required he would send a supply, though he feared that the lowness of 

 temperature added to the risk of injury in the transit might be unfavour- 

 able to development. He also left a pamphlet on the subject at which he 

 had been working for some years, " On experiments with the blood and the 

 mode of chemicalizing it." 



The thanks of the meeting were voted to Dr. Ealph. 



Mr. Priest called attention to some notes of Prof. Moseley's on Pelagic 

 Life, which he recommended to the perusal of those who were interested in 

 the subject. 



Mr. Tngpen read a paper by Herr Carl Zeiss " On the method of using 

 Prof. Abbe's test plate." 



Mr. Karop read a paper " On a method of showing Bacillus," by Dr. 

 Heneage Gibbes. 



The thanks of the meeting were returned to readers of papers. The en- 

 gagements for the ensuing month were announced, and the proceedings 

 concluded with the usual conversazione, at which the following objects were 

 exhibited : — 



Sections of White Coral, transverse and| -. r -p -ry A n( q rpw 



longitudinal J 



Stentors ... ... ... ... ... ... Mr. E. Dadswell. 



Alcyonella Van Bedeni ... ... ... ... Mr. W. Goodwin. 



Dr. Morris's Amplxipleura pellucida x 1200^ 



diam., shown by oil-immersion l-12thN.A. > Mr. E. M. Nelson. 



P42, direct light without stop ... ) 



Section of Butcher's Broom, stained Mr. P. Oxley. 



Spherical crystals of Inuline in sections of ) ivr * T W "R rl 



root of Taraxicum and tuber of Dahlia ) 



Attendance — Members, 51 ; Visitors, 3. 



