PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIEIY. 1.21 



farmer and gardener under Government direction and control. For 

 thirty years, as Consulting Botanist to the Royal Agricultural Society, 

 be had been assisting the members of the Society in such matters. 

 But the importance of agriculture, and the great need of farmers as 

 a class, demand the establishment of a fully equipped Government 

 Laboratory where help could be obtained by any farmer or gardener 

 throughout the kingdom. 



The President having resumed the Chair, reminded tho Fellows 

 that their next Meeting would be the Anniversary Meeting of the Society, 

 and it would therefore be necessary to have nominations for Officers and 

 Council made on the present occasion. 



The following nominations by the Council were then made : — 



President — Dr. Henry Woodward. 



Vice-Presidents — Dr. Braithwaite, Messrs. Carruthers, Karop, and 

 Sir Ford North. 



Treasurer — Mr. Vezey. 



Secretaries — Rev. Dr. Dallinger and Dr. Hebb. 



Council — Messrs. Beck, Bennett, Browne, Carr, Disney, Michael, 

 Nelson, Plimmer, Powell, Roueselet, Radley, and Shore. 



Librarian — Mr. Radley. 



Curator — Mr. Rousselet. 



Auditor on behalf cf the Council — Mr. J. M. Allen. 



The Fellows having been requested to appoint an Auditor on behalf 

 of the Society, Mr. G. E. Mainland was proposed by Mr. C. L. Curties, 

 seconded by Mr. G. H. J. Rogers, and unanimously elected. 



It was announced that the Rooms of the Society would be closed 

 from December 23rd to January 3rd. 



The following Instruments, Objects, &c, were exhibited : — 

 Messrs. R. and J. Beck :— A new Micrometer Microscope. 

 Mr. F. W. Watson Baker :— Microscope Slides illustrating Eye 

 Structure. — Development of Eye : 1, Foetal Rabbit, Head and Eyes ; 

 2, Rabbit, whole Section ; 3, Tadpole ; 4, Young Frog ; 5, Frog, whole 

 Section. Compound Eyes, Sections: 6, Butterfly, Vanessa; 7, Crab; 

 8, Crayfish; 9, Cockchafer, Melolontha ; 10, Dronefly, Eristalis ; 11, 

 Fly, Volucella ; 12, Water Beetle, Agabus. Simple Eyes, Sections; 13, 

 Carp ; 14, Spider ; 15, Snail. Structure : Calf Retina, Fovea centralis : 

 17, Human Retina, Sections at different points ; 18, Human Retina, 

 Fovea centralis; 19, Human Endothelium, Descemet's Membrane; 20, 

 Human, Meibomian Glands. 



New Fellows :— The following were elected Ordinary Fellows: — 

 Messrs. Wm. H. Browne, Geo. Tilling, Walter Wesche, Frank Winter. 



