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general purport of a paper which he said would take a considerable 

 time to read through. 



The thanks of the Club were then cordially voted to the readers 

 of the papers and to those who had spoken upon them. 



Notices of meetings and excursions for the ensuing month 

 were then made, and the proceedings terminated with the usual 

 conversazione. 



May 16th, 1902. — Ordinary Meeting. 

 George Massee, Esq., F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



The minutes of the meeting of April 18th, 1902, were read and 

 confirmed. 



The following gentlemen were balloted for and duly elected 

 members of the Club :— Mr. Edward J. Eedle, M.R.C.S., L.RC.P.; 

 Mr. Charles F. Knight, M.D. ; Rev. Thomas J. Nevill, Mr. George 

 Tilling, and Mr. William Yicarey. 



The donations and additions to the Library were announced, 

 and the thanks of the Club unanimously voted to the respective 

 donors. 



Mr. Karop called special attention to the new part of Dr. 

 Braithwaite's "British Moss Flora," which was beautifullv illus- 

 trated and equal to any which had preceded it. This was 

 Part XXI. of this work, which now needed only two more parts 

 to finish it. 



Mr. F. J. Cheshire read a paper on " Simple Methods of 

 Eocometry and Apertometry," which he illustrated by numerous 

 diagrams and formulae on the black board, and by examples of 

 the experiments referred to, shown under microscopes lent for the 

 purpose by Messrs. Baker. 



Mr. Cheshire read further short papers on a method of using 

 Abbe's apertometer, and on a simple form of reflecting polariser 

 for the microscope, exhibited in the room. 



The President regretted that the subject was one upon which 

 he felt compelled to say absolutely nothing ; but he was quite 

 sure, from the attention given to the subject which had been put 

 before them with such great lucidity by Mr. Cheshire, that the 

 members of the Club had thoroughly appreciated its value. 



