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his friend, Edward "Wood, Esq., of Ricliraond, Yorkshire. He mentioned it had been found by 

 that gentleman in the mountain limestone of that district. The species is absolutely new to 

 that fonnation, and most likely new to science, as he believed it to be yet undoscribed. This 

 species is distinguished by its relatively narrow joints, as compared with their length; and he 

 took notice that the column decreases in diameter towards the base, instead of increasing, which 

 is quite a new character in encrinites. He mentioned that Mr. Charlesworth thinks it belongs 

 to the genus GyatJiocrinus, but so far as he had opportunities of studying its structure and 

 comparing it with other species of that genus, he felt inclined rather to place it in a genus 

 between Gyatlmcrinus and Flatycrinus. It comes very near the latter in many points. 



A letter by Dii. Morris, of York, was read, relating to the occurrence off the Yorkshire 

 coast of a new Priapulus, a creature allied to the Sipunculidai — a description of it will be 

 seen in the proceedings of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Club. 



The following remarks upon Ilippothoa dwaricata, by Dr. Landsborough, were read by the 

 Secretary : — The specimen of Hlppothoa dwaricata which accompanies this is from Mrs. Gatty, 

 wife of the Rev. Mr. Gatty, Vicar of Ecclesfield, near Sheffield. The shell to which it adheres 

 is from Sidmouth. Mrs. Gatty has the honour of making the discovery that it has capsules ; in 

 consequence of which it must be separated from the family of the Eucratiadce, one characteristic 

 of which is that "they have no external ovarian capsules," The one polypidum is so minute 

 that she had great difficulty in making many of the naturalists see them. But they have now 

 been seen and acknowledged by Dr. Johnston, Dr. Greville, and M. Bosk, who is writing on 

 zoophytes. 



The following papers were then read: — 



1, — "Notes illustrative of the Geology of part of the Shores of East Lothian and Berwick- 

 shire," — illustrated with a number of diagrams and sections — by Mr. James P. Eraser. 



2nd. — "On the habits of the Ice Duck, {Harelda glacialis.") — illustrated with specimens and 

 drawings — by Henry D. Graham, Esq., lona; communicated by Robert Gray, Esq. 



Business being concluded, the Society adjourned till the first Tuesday in May. 



Entomological Society.— kt a fully-attended meeting of this Society, No. 17, Old-Bond-Street, 

 on the 7th. of June, 1852, J. 0. Westwood, Esq., F L. S., President, in the chair, several 

 papers were read, among which was one on the Megaccphnloc of the Amazonian region, with 

 details of some of their larvtc, by Mr. Bates, and another of considerable interest by the 

 President on certain Lamellicorn beetles, accompanied by drawings; also a note on the larviB 

 of Sericnris Antiquana, which inhabits the roots of Stachys arvensis. 



Those questions of public interest— viz., the destruction of Blatta Orientalis in houses, and of 

 the larvae which attack the corks of wine-bottles, were again mooted, and as the attention of 

 entomologists is now so actively turned to these subjects, it may be hoped we shall soon see a 

 remedy for them, especially the fonner, which is by far the most annoying. 



A novel mode of catching lepidoptera in Canada "West was mentioned : it consists in smearing 

 the tress with soapsuds, which have become putrid by exposure to the sun. It is said to be 

 very attractive to the moths, although a trial of it in this country was without effect, probably 

 from putridity not being sufficiently advanced in our temperature. 



Many interesting British specimens of lepidoptera were exhibited, several of great rarity. A 

 specimen of the genus Morpho., from New Granada, was on the table, said to be the finest in 

 Europe. 



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I am afraid that chronology is not one of the "ologies" which Mr. R. A. Julian so industriously 

 studies. I last year had to ask him for the date of an interesting excursion to Wickim-fen, 

 which he thereupon furnished, but now again, in the last number, in an account of another 

 excursion thither, though he has given the hour of the day, ho has omitted the day of the 

 month. — F. 0. Morris, Nafferton Vicarage, Driffield, July 1st., 1852. 



Will double flowers, which through deficiency of culture have deteriorated into single ones, 

 again resume the double foiin if better "management" be supplied to them? — Idem. 



