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with the lantern microscope, and exhibited many beautiful pre- 

 parations on the screen ; and at the May meeting Mr. F. Enock 

 delivered a lecture on the life history of the Tiger-beetle, illus- 

 trated by a series of charming and lifelike lantern slides. Both 

 exhibitions were highly appreciated, and your Committee desires 

 to express its thanks to these gentlemen and to the other members 

 who have read papers before the Club. 



A small number only of new instruments and accessories were 

 brought to notice, descriptions of which will be found in the 

 proceedings. 



As the members who were associated with the foundation and 

 early history of the Club are yearly becoming fewer, the Com- 

 mittee felt that if any authentic account of this was to be put on 

 record it was very desirable it should be done without further 

 delay. Accordingly Dr. M. C. Cooke was requested to undertake 

 the task, as the organisation and rapid success of the Club were 

 mainly due to his efforts ; and he most kindly complied. In the 

 " Early Memories of the Q.M.C." we now possess a true narrative 

 of the events which brought the Club into existence ; and the 

 best thanks of the Committee are due and are hereby offered to 

 Dr. Cooke for the duty he willingly accepted and so worthily 

 fulfilled. 



The following is a list of the books, etc., added to the Library 

 by donation, exchange, or purchase : — 

 G. Massee's " Text-Book of Plant Diseases ] 



caused by Cryptogamic Parasites " ... I 



E. J. Spitta's "Photo-Micrography" ... ... The Author. 



Dr. Braithwaite's "British Moss Flora,") 



Part XIX i " 



Buckler's " Larvaj of the British Butterflies and ) ^^ , ... 



- By subscription. 

 Moths," Part VIII j -^ ^ 



" Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society " In exchange. 



" Proceedings of the Royal Society " ... ... „ „ 



" Journal of Applied Microscopy " ... ... ,, ,, 



"American Botanical Gazette" ... ... „ ,, 



" Proceedings of the Geologists' Association "... ,, „ 



" La Nuova Notarisia " ... ... ... „ „ 



" Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science" Purchased. 



"Annals and Magazine of Natural History" ,, 



Proceedings of various Societies ... ... In exchange. 



