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March 21st, 1902. 



Mr. W. R. Traviss : Ova of Frog, showing movements of 

 embryos. 



Mr. A. E. Hilton : First Leg of Honey Bee, A2ns mellifica 

 (worker), showing the semicircular comb used in cleaning the 

 antennae. 



Mr. H. E. Freeman : Phosphorescent Entomostraca from the 

 Indian Ocean. The singular position of the eyes, in the centre of 

 the body, and the long and delicate antennae are specially 

 noticeable. 



Mr. C. Rousselet ; Living specimens of Stentor polymorphus, 

 forming globular and irregular colonies. 



Mr. J. T. Holder : Large Intestine of Cat, showing simple 

 tubular glands similar to the crypts of Lieberkiihn found in the 

 small intestine. Many goblet or mucus secreting cells can be 

 seen. 



April 4th, 1902. 



Mr. J. B. Scriven : Transverse section of ovipositor of Female 

 Blow-fly. The smaller lumen of the rectum is on the dorsal side 

 of the vagina. The ovipositor consists of four somites, which fold 

 up like a telescope, the largest and most anterior receiving all the 

 others. 



Mr. M. W. Liston : Rhamnvs frangula, Alder Buckthorn. 

 Longitudinal section, from the green cortex just beneath the 

 epidermis, to show cells connected by threads of protoplasm. 

 Fixed with strong H2SO4, and stained by watery solution of 

 aniline blue. 



Mr. T. A. O'Donohoe : Transverse section of ordinary developed 

 photographic film, showing the granules of silver, like micrococci, 

 embedded in the gelatine. The film is about -^~ in. thick. 



Mr. W. Wesche : Teeth on the proboscis of Stortioxys calcitrans, 

 a British Dipterous Blood-sucking Fly, nearly related to the 

 Tsetse fly of Africa. 



Mr. W. Winter : Section of brain showing malarial parasite in 

 capillaries. 



Mr. K. J. Marks : Male of Hydatina senta Ehrenberg. This 



