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August 2nd, 1901. 



Mr. A. Merlin : Flagellated Cholera Bacillus, stained by 

 Loeffler's method. Flagella plainly visible under a No. 5 Leitz 

 objective (| in.) N.A. "77, and Zeiss 18 compensating ocular. 

 Illuminated by a solid axial cone giving a working ratio of *83, 

 and working aperture '64. 



Mr. A. Dennis : Stemonitis fusca, a mycetozoon from North 

 Wales. 



Mr, W. Wesche : Hooked process on the mandible of the 

 Worker Bee {Apis mellifica), figured and described in Know- 

 ledge, in 1894, by the exhibitor. 



Mr. W. Wesche : Stomach of Earwig, Forficula auricularia, $ , 

 containing undigested food consisting of a number of mutilated 

 aphides, proving that this insect is in some degree beneficial. 



August 16th, 1901. 



Mr. G. H. Bogers : A small Planarian worm (? Mesostomum) 

 with numerous light brown egg-capsules or resting-eggs. 



Mr. D. J. Scourfield : Preserved specimens of Holopediutn 

 gihhermn from Loch Vennachar. This very remarkable Ento- 

 mostracan surrounds itself with a ball of hyaline jelly. It 

 occurs in many of the Scotch lochs, and also in several of the 

 lakes of the Lake District, but otherwise it is very rare in the 

 British Isles. 



Mr. A. Merlin : Transverse section of spinal cord of Cat, 

 cervical region, showing nerve fibres. 



September 6th, 1901, 



Mr. W. Wesche : Stejjhanops lamellaris. These little Botifers 

 have been living since July on Anacharis. 



