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GEN'ERAL. 



I \URING the past session the usual eight meetings have 

 -* — been held, but there are no features of unusual 

 interest to record. 



At the meeting held on October 5th, 1893, Mr. Claud 

 Druitt read a paper entitled, " The Tawny Owl and Nut- 

 hatch," which was illustrated by stuffed specimens, eggs, 

 etc. Mr. S. H. Swayne exhibited some clusters of fungus, 

 Agaricus Fumosus. 



On November 1st Mr. W. A. Shenstone read a paper 

 entitled, " Some Recent Experiments on the Formation of 

 Ozone from Oxygen." An account of experiments was 

 entered into, and a quantity of apparatus used in the re- 

 searches was exhibited and explained. Mr. H. J. Char- 

 bonnier exhibited a stuffed starling: whose neck feathers 

 were pure white. 



At the meeting held on December 7th, Dr. A. J. Harrison 

 read a paper entitled, " A Few Notches on Old Trees." A 

 number of photographs of notable trees were handed round 

 to illustrate his remarks. Mr. W. A. Shenstone exhibited 

 a piece of " bleeding bread," and gave an interesting account 

 of the micrococcus to which the curious phenomenon is due. 



The usual exhibition was held on January 11th, 1894. 

 The members who contributed briefly explained their ex- 

 hibits, and the remainder of the evening was spent in 



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