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losis. Among other deaths ma}' be mentioned a Tasmanian Devil, two 

 Puma cubs, two Rears, several Kangaroos, and a Sea Lion. 



The Society's Silver Medal for the best set of pictures was awarded to 

 Mr. William N. Allen ; the Bronze Medal for competitors under 18 years 

 of age to Mr, M, K. Nolan, on the recommendation of the Council's 

 Photographic Committee. 



The rules for this annual Photographic Competition can be had on 

 application to the Secretar\'. 



The Statement of Accounts shovvs an expenditure during the year of 

 ^3,735, and a balance in hand of over ^^2,054. There are, however, out- 

 standing liabilities of ^3,000, including the projected repairs to the Lion 

 House mentioned above. 



Prof J. A. Scott, M.D., showed an admirable series of lantern slides 

 b}- himself and Dr. E. MacDowell Cosgrave illustrating the events at the 

 Gardens during the year. 



On a ballot, the Hon. Officers were elected, and General Sir Neville 

 L^'ttelton, vSir J3hu Ross of Bladensburg, and Mr. G. Stephenson were 

 chosen to vacant places on the Council. 



Recent gifts include a Brent Goose, nineteen Bramblings, three 

 Chaffinches, and seven Snow Buntings, from Mr. R. ]NL Barrington, an 

 Otter from Mr. Mansfield, three Zebu Bulls (two of them Pigmies) from 

 Lord Lilford, five Greenfinches and two Chaffinches from Mr. \V. W. 

 Despard, and a Red Grouse from Mr. E. L. Storey. Miss Ber)l Nichols 

 has presented a rocking-horse to the Chimpanzees ; at present it seems 

 to terrif}' rather than to amuse the apes. " Barney " and "Jenny '" climb 

 to the top of the house and hang on by the ventilator when it is placed 

 in their compartment. "Jane" is less timid, but runs away whenever 

 the horse moves. 



DUBLIN MICROSCOPICAL CLUB. 



January 13. — The Club met at Leinster House. Dr. G. H. Pethy- 

 BRIDGE (President) exhibited shoots of the Cherry Laurel in which the 

 leaves were badly disfigured and injured by the loss of portions of their 

 blades, which, in many instances, took the form of what are commonly 

 known as " shot-holes." The fungi commonl}' supposed to be re- 

 sponsible for injuries of this nature in other plants, viz.: — species of 

 Phyllosticta and Septoria, were not present in this instance, and, indeed, 

 fungus mycelium and spores were rather conspicuous by their absence. 

 In the case of one shot-hole, however, a fungus — probably a species of 

 Hormodendrum— was found, and in three other cases spores and 

 mycelium of the fungus Napicladiiun Brunaudii-, Sacc. were obtained. 

 This species is stated in Saccardo's " Sylloge " (vol. iv., p. 482, 1886) to 

 have been found in St. Gaul on still living leaves of Prinms Laiirocerasus ; 

 but it has not hitherto been recorded for Ireland. The leaves in some 

 cases also exhibited, when hehl up to the light, large numbers of 

 minute rather translucent dots, and investigation of these showed that 

 small groups of cells in the leaf were dead and were choked with 



