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Mr. Nelson's paper, on " Biddulphia Mobiliensis," was read by Dr. 

 Hebb — the concluding portion dealing with the comparative values of 

 long and short-tube Microscopes in the examination of minute structures. 



Mr. C. L. Curties exhibited on the screen a number of lantern slides 

 of various microscopic objects, for which the thanks of the Meeting were 

 unanimously voted. 



A description of a micro-object locater, devised by Mr. S. E. Dowdy, 

 and exhibited applied to a Microscope in the room, was read by Dr. Hebb. 



It was announced that at the next Meeting of the Society the 

 President hoped to be able to give his address, " On Seeds, with Special 

 Reference to those of British Plants." 



New Fellow. — The following was balloted for and duly elected an 

 Ordinary Fellow of the Society : — Mr. Eric Graham Saunders. 



The following Objects, Instruments, etc., were exhibited : — 



The Society : — The following Stereo-photomicrographs, by Mr. 

 Dollman : Blow-fly's tongue x 300 ; Medusa of Opercular ella x 20 ; 

 Medusa of Schyzohydra tergemma x 80 ; Plumatella x 16 ; Tubular ia 

 crocea x 8 ; Volvox globator x 50; an Object-locater, sent for ex- 

 hibition by Mr. S. E. Dowdy ; Slide of Alveolina boscii, in illustration of 

 Mr. Chapman's paper. 



Mr. J. E. Barnard : —An Improved Mercury Vapour Lamp. 



Mr. C. L. Curties : — Eight Slides, illustrating the life-history of some 

 Diptera : Culex, pupa, larva, male, female ; Tanypus, pupa, larva, male, 

 female ; and Lantern Slides of various microscopic objects. 



Mr. J. I. Pigg :— Scale of Dogfish, stained with hematoxylin. 



Rev. Eustace Tozer :— Drawings, and six Lantern Slides, and the 

 following Slides under Microscopes in illustration of his paper, A New 

 Protophyte : (1) Living forms ; (2) Direct reproduction of parent-form, 

 small ; (3) Canada balsam mount, showing flagella ; (4 and 5) Bud- 

 cysts ; (6) Zoospores from bud-cysts ; Micro-slides of Rotifers, stained, 

 and mounted in Canada balsam by a new process. 



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