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matter, altliougli the whole subject was very complex, and there was much 

 about it concerning which they were still entirely in the dark. Mr. White's 

 specimen had greatly surprised him, although the condition of things which 

 he saw there was one common in worms. In all eggs there were two distinct 

 parts- there was a germ forming the embryo, and the food on which the 

 embryo was nourished. In the hen's egg, for instance, the large yellow yolk 

 was the food yolk, and the little white speck was the germ ; in the process of 

 development all the rest was absorbed into, or eaten by the germ, the 

 embryo grew at the expense of the food yolk, and was, in fact, nourished by 

 it. In a large number of insects and in the worms two glands were found, 

 one of which formed the germs and the other the yolks, and the germs and 

 yolks were discharged simultaneously, both tubes opening into a common 

 oviduct. Mr, Lowne then proceeded to explain by means of drawings on the 

 black board, how, after the germ granule had been passed, the yolk granules 

 were passed down upon it, and how segmentation subsequently took place. 

 After examining Mr. White's specimen he had little doubt but that the 

 granules there shown were true vitaline spheres, and he was much surprised to 

 be shown an ovarian tube in which alternate germ yolks and food yolks 

 occurred, for he had very little doubt that such was the nature of the two sets 

 of granules. He thought that if Mr, White would follow up the subject, and 

 examine these flies in every stage of development, a very interesting paper for 

 the Club must result. 



The thanks of the Club were unanimously voted to Mr. White and Mr. Lowne 

 for their very interesting communications, 



Mr. T. Curties gave notice of his intention to move "That a Special 

 General Meeting of the Club be held on November 28th, 1873, to confer 

 with the Committee as to the future publication of the Journal," but, after 

 some discussion, it was ruled that the motion would be out of order, and it was 

 therefore withdrawn. 



The announcements of meetings for the ensuing month, and other matters 

 having been made, the proceedings terminated with a conversazione, at which 

 the following objects were exhibited : — 



Planaria Mr, Cocks, 



Gizzard of Cricket, on opal ground Mr, Curties. 



Plumularia pennatula ... Mr, Golding. 



Planaria Mr. Hainworth. 



Section of eye of Tiger beetle Mr. Mclntire. 



Spirorhis NoAdiloides (alive) Mr, Martinelli. 



Section of Eush Dr. Matthews. 



Tail of Carp (Polar) „ 



Foraminifera from the Atlantic, 1680 fathoms ... Mr, Moginie, 



Foot of Frog (injected) Mr. Topping, 



Ovisacs of Cynips Mr, T. C. White. 



Attendance -Members, 63; Visitors, 4, 



