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given sabjeot to be brought forward for discussion, so that members might 

 be able to come prepared to discuss it. He thought there was great value 

 in discnssions of this kind, and could say for himself that he never went 

 home from one without feeling that he had learnt something. And if notice 

 were given beforehand, gentlemen wonld be able to turn their thoughts to 

 the subject, and would come better prepared to join in the proceedings. He 

 asked the members present to take the matter into their consideration, and 

 if it met with approval the Committee would take some steps to put it into 

 shape. It was not right, in his opinion, that any member of the Club who 

 had special knowledge which might be of use to his fellow-members, should 

 keep that knowledge to himself. 



The Secretary said that whenever he received notice of any communica- 

 tion in time, he always advertised it in a number of papers. It was some- 

 times complained that no notices were to be seen, but he wished to point out 

 that unless the notice of the subjects reached him sufficiently early it was 

 of course impossible to get them inserted in time for those papers which 

 only appeared at weekly intervals. 



Announcements of meetings and excursions for the month wei'e then 

 made, particular attention being called to the Annual Meeting of July 24th, 

 and the proceedings terminated with the usual conversazione, the following 

 objects being exhibited : — 



Hydrobia ulva, with embryos ... ... ... Mr. F. W. Andrew. 



Skin of Star-fish, Uraster rubens, showing ) 



t vc i , I Mr. Chas. G. Dunninsr. 



madreponform tubercle ... ... •> »*— uig. 



Operculum of egg of plant bug from Chili ... Mr. H. E. Freeman. 



Crystals of Santonin ... ... Mr. W. M. Holmes. 



Planaria ... ... ... ... ... ... Mr. C. Rousselet. 



Diatoms, Coscinodiscus excavatus ... ... Mr. C. Upton. 



T. S. Aerial root of Dendrobium ... ... Mr. J. Willson. 



Attendance — Members, 52 ; Visitors, 7. 



July 10th, 1885. — Conversational Meeting. 



The following objects were exhibited : — 



Section of Thistle, triple stained Mr. F. TV. Andrew. 



Chironomus varieganus ... ... ... ... Mr. F. Enock. 



Stratiomyd larva ... ... ... ... ... Mr. A. Hammond. 



Pterothecu aculeifera ... ... ... ... Mr. H. Morland. 



Attendance — Members, 29 ; Visitors, 3. 



