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them. The idea of most persons who saw such an exhibition 

 would probably be that the objects were simply beautiful, but he 

 should be very glad to have the various groups shown separately, 

 and the explanations carried out in detail. This would, he 

 thought, be most interesting and instructive. 



The thanks of the Club were then unanimously voted to 

 Mr. Holder for his very interesting exhibition. 



Meetings and excursions for the ensuing month were then 

 announced, and the proceedings terminated with the usual 

 conversazione. 



April 20th, 1900. — Ordinary Meeting. 

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



The minutes of the preceding meeting were read and confirmed. 



The following additions to the Library were announced : — 



" The Botanical Gazette " From the Editor. 



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

 " Journal of Applied Microscopy " ... „ ,, Publishers. 



''Proceedings of the Geologists' Associa- 

 tion" ... ... ... ... ... ,, „ Association. 



" Annals of Natural History " ... ... Purchased. 



Peragallo's " Catalogue of the Diatoma- 



The Secretary said they had received from Miss Suffolk an 

 excellent likeness of her uncle, the late Mr. W. T. Suffolk, for 

 the Club Album. 



A new folding portable microscope by Messrs. Swift & Son 

 was exhibited and described by the Secretary. It was extremely 

 well made and finished, the legs and stage folding so as to pack 

 into a case 9'' x 3" x 3 ", which also contained two objectives, live 

 box, bottles, pipette, etc., the weight of the microscope being 

 2 lb. 6 oz. The stage was rather larger than usually fitted to 

 microscopes of this size, and was made to carry an Abbe Con- 

 denser. The tube was of usual Continental length, and had both 

 coarse and fine adjustments. It was certainly one of the most 

 delightful forms of portable microscope which it was possible to 

 imagine. 



