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of his demonstration, several Members lending their microscopes for the 

 occasion: — 



Sphagnum sudsecundum. Cells of two forms large porose, empty, fibrifer- 

 ous, bordered by very narrow chlorophyllose. 



Protonema of Milium jjunctatum and Ephemerum cohcerens. 

 Schistostega osmundacea. Leaves in two rows ; cells proseuchyniatous. 

 Fissidens Orrii. Leaves in two rows, with two rows of stipules united to 

 them. 



Cinclidium subrotundum. Leaves with a thickened border. 

 Voitia nivalis. Cells parenchymatous. 



Hookeria lucens. Leaf nerveless, throwing out roots. Cells prosenchy- 

 matous, plane and smooth, chlorophyllose, lumen very large. 



AndrecBa alpina. Leaves nerveless. Cells pulvinate, incrassate, lumen 

 very small. 



Thuyidium tamariscifolium. Leaves nerved papillose; each cell elevated 

 into an acute papilla. 



Encalypta streptocarpa. Cells incrassate verrucose, each developing a 

 cleft wart from the cuticle. 



Dicranum molle. Leaf with large quadrate brown basal angular cells. 

 Leucobryum glaucum. Transverse section of leaf. Almost all a nerve> 

 composed of two layers of large empty cells communicating by pores, and 

 a central series of angular ducts. 



Fissidens serrulatus. Male inflorescence ; Antheridia and perigonial 

 bracts. 



Georgia geniculata. Peristome (Nematodont) 4 solid lamellar teeth. 

 Fissidens adiantoides. Peristome (Arthrodont) 1G jointed forked teeth. 

 Catharinea undulata. Peristome (Nematodont) 32 solid lamellar teeth. 

 The following objects were also exhibited : — 



Tegeocranus latus, Nymph ... ... ... Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Pith of Aralia Vapyrifera ... ... ... Mr. J. W. Hardy. 



Corinna elegans showing two f rustules still ) -« ,- tt -»]- j -, 

 cohering ... ... ... ... ) 



Asplanclia Briffhtivellii, without vibratory ) ,.- j ,.• rja or J 



tags, from Caterham Excursion ... j 



Cuticle of Pelargonium ... ... ... Mr. J. A. Ollard. 



Petiole of Carrot, transverse section, ") M' W D S 'th 

 double stained ... ... ... ) 



Ova, and newly hatched Perch ... ... Mr. A. W. Stokes. 



(Specimens of these were distributed among the members.) 

 Fresh-water Medusa, Craspedacustes ' 



Soiverbyii vel Limnocodium Victoria, 



o -XT- j. - T> • mi t, a - i r Mr- H. J. Waddington. 

 from V ictona Itegia Tank, Botanical 



Gardens 



Attendance — Members, 49 j Visitors, 11 



