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Mr. Cole warmly seconded the vole of condolence, M'hich was passed 

 TUianimously. 



Uncommon Insects.- -iSIr. Cole exhibited the specimens of Calosoma 

 sycopha/ita, Sirc'x gigcis and Lociista viridissinia recorded in the October part of 

 the EssKX Naturalist [ante. p. 128), and made some remarks on the same. 



Photographs of Fungi. — ^Sfr. SomerviJlc Pfastinj^s exhibited a very line 

 series of Photographs of P\ingi, many taken /// ^itii with natural surroundings. 

 Mr. Hastings gave a running comment on the slides, pointing out the names of 

 the species and any peculiarities in their modes of growth, etc. Very manv of 

 the Fungi had been photographed in Epping Poorest, and others in Hadley Wood 

 and localities near London. 



Prof. Meldola expressed his admiration of the beauty of Afr. Hastincrs' 

 photographs. He referred to the desirability of ascertaining the correct names of 

 the insects frequenting Fungi, and of the necessity for observation in order to 

 ascertain the function of insects with respect to the distribution of the spores of 

 Fungi. 



yix. Paulson also referred to this last mentioned subject, and Prof. Boub^er 

 made some remarks on the beauty of the slides, but said that all must rec^ret the 

 absence of colour. Colour photography should be applied to the representation 

 of Fungi. 



jNIr. Hastings replied to some questions concerning the methods adopted by 

 him in obtaining tlie photographs. At the end of the discussion a cordial vote of 

 thanks was passed to Mr. Hastings for his interesting exhibition. 



Lecture. — Prof. G. S. Boulger, F.L.S., Vke-Piesideiit, E.F..C, then 

 delivered a lecture entitled " Seed Dispersal," which was illustrated by a lono- 

 series of lantern-slides. 



The following was the syllabus : — The object of seed-production. — Analocries 

 of vegetative methods of multiplication, with methods of seed-dispersal. 



— Non-adaptive ca.ses of seed-dispersal. — Non-specialised adaptations. 



The four chief means of dispersal and the corresponding adaptations : 

 [a] mechanical ejection ; [b) transport by water ; [c) transport by air ; (d) 

 transport by animals. — The progressive specialisation and the geological 

 date of dispersal. — Mechanisms. 

 On the proposal of the President, an unanimous vote of thanks was passed to 

 Prof. Boulger for his lecture, and the meeting ended. 



THE 225th ORDINARY MEETING. 

 Saturday, November 28th, 1904. 



The second meeting of the Winter Session M-as held as usual in the Lecture 

 Theatre of the West Ham Technical Institute at six o'clock, Mr. F. W". Rudler, 

 F.G.S., President, in the chair. 



New Members.— The following were elected :— Mrs. C. M. Barnard, Mr. 

 Thomas W. Reader, F.G.S., and Mr. J. Rogers. 



Stone Implements, &c., from West Ham.— Mr. W. Cole exhibited some 

 Paleolithic implements and a Neolithic "dake " from Grove Green Lane, Leyton- 

 stone, and an incisor tooth of wild boar, from an excavation iS feet deep at the 

 Abbey Mills, West Ham, which he had purchased for the museum. 



