1 8 The hish Natiirahst. January, 



Three really excellent collections of land and fresh-water shells were 

 shown by T- N- Mri.NK, R. Wkixh, and A. \V. vStki^fox, the latter 

 exhibit showing fine variation of one of our common laud shells W. V. 

 M'KiNNEv'S exhibit included leaf insects from Ceylon, showing pro- 

 tective resemblance. H. Tv. Orr had an interesting displa}- of local 

 wasps and wild bees. The President of the Club (Rorkrt Patterson, 

 P.L.S.) showed the eggs and 5-oung of the Common vScoter, taken by him 

 in Ireland this year and a young tern in curious intermediate plumage. 

 Prof. Symington, F.R.vS.. excited much interest with his skiagrams 

 of developing teeth, as did also Prof. Gregg Wii.son with his illustra- 

 tions of vertebrate teeth. 



In botany the following were among the mure noteworthy exhibits; — 

 N. Carrothers, plants from the Isle of Wight. &c. : Rev. Canon IvETT, 

 some mosses under cultivation : W. H. Phiujps. choice varieties of 

 British ferns and some growing specimens of new ferns : W. Porter, 

 fronds of Atliyrium raised from spores, varieties Q>i Blcchnum spicant from 

 the IMourne INIountains ; R. IvI.OYD PraEGEr. varieties of ferns recently 

 found in Ireland : W. H. Robinson, plants from P'rench Guinea ; 

 W. J. C. TOMIJNSON. flowering plants collected recently in the P'olk- 

 stone district ; Rev. C. H. AVaddei^t., mosses, lichens, and fungi. 



The geological section included a very instructive local exhibit on the 

 geology of Cave Hill by W:\r. Gray. Among other exhibits might be 

 mentioned; — Miss M. K. Andrp:ws, the very rare mineral Andrewsite 

 frouj Cornwall : microscopic section of dolerite dyke, vScawt Hill ; 

 R. BKivry, minerals from the basaltic rocks of Antrim and Deny ; 

 C. Bui^i.a, fossil fish remains ; T. Deavhurst, specimens to illustrate 

 certain physical and optical properties of minerals : the use of heavy 

 liquids for the separation of mineral particles : W. J, Ff:nneIvL, fossil 

 plants ; Mrs. W. A. GrEEN, prize set of I.ias.sic fossils ; J. Strachan, 

 photomicrographs of dendritic growths of copper oxide in paper ; 

 series of quartz specimens showing variety of form, and specimen 

 illustrating the opal deposits of Sandy Braes, County Antrim. 



The miscellaneous section was well represented, and included : — \V, A. 

 Green, natural history photographs moui:ted as "passe-partouts"; 

 ]Mrs, HOBSON, rubbings from and drawings and photographs of the 

 great burial mounds. Loughcrew, County jNIeath ; Robert May, I'lster 

 rushlight-holders and iron-candlesticks, showing evolution of form ; 

 A. B, Morris, photographs of wild flowers, birds' nests. &c. ; George 

 Raphaei., arrowheads (a very fine collection) ; J, Vinycomb, framed 

 drawings and photographs of illuminated pages : R, WELCH, photo- 

 graphs of places visited on Club excursions, 190S. Distinctly educative 

 in character were the microscopic demonstrations given by various 

 members. Joseph Wruvht exhibited some recent foraminifera 

 from the coasts of Antrim and Dublin ; T. Dewhurst, microscopic 

 .sections of some rocks of economic importance ; vSyi.vanus Wear, 

 microscopic sections of wheat, brans, 6cc. Among so much that was 

 excellentit was difficult to particularise, but special mention must be 

 • Mven to J. INIaxweij.'s splendid exhibit of microscopic pond life, Sic. 



