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which showed that the object was not, as generally supposed, to 

 get access to water. 



Mr. H. M. Bernard exhibited some photographs of Corals taken 

 with the " Kodak " camera. 



A series of that remarkable Beetle Goliathus gtganteus from 

 "West Africa was shown by Dr. E. A. Heath ; and Mr. E. M. 

 Holmes exhibited some plants from Japan. 



The following papers were read : — 



1. " On Mediterranean and Xew Zealand Eetiporce, and a 

 Fenestrate Bryozoan." By A. W. Waters, F.L.S. 



2. " Theletiemeae et Graphideae novse." By Dr. J. Miiller, 

 of Aargau, F.M.L.S. 



November loth, 1S94. 



Mr. Chaeles Baeon Claeke, E.E.S., President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 



Mr. J. E. S. Moore exhibited preparations illustrative of his 

 investigations concerning the origin and nature of the achromatic 

 spindle in the spermatocytes of Elasmobranchs. His results 

 were approximately in agreement with those arrived at by 

 Hermann in regard to the corresponding elements in Amphibia, 

 and more in accord with those of I^hikawa relating to the division 

 of jS'octiluca. As to the spindle-fibres themselves, it is supposed 

 that during the diastral stage of the division they were the optical 

 expression of thickenings in the wall of a membranous cylinder 

 stretched out between the chromosomes. 



The Bev. G-. Henslow exhibited some curious iron implements 

 of somewhat varied pattern used in Egypt for cutting oif the 

 top of the Alexandrine Fig, Ficus Sgcamorus, Linn., the operatioa 

 being necessary to render it edible by getting rid of the parasitic 

 insect, Sycophaga crassipes, by which it is always infested. The 

 practice was said to be very aacieut, being described by Theo- 

 phrastus, and alluded to by the same word Kri^wv in the 

 Septuagint version of the Old Testament (Amos, vii. 14) in 

 translating from the Hebrew. 



Mr. H. jS". Bidley showed some drawings of the green larva 

 of a Sphinx Moth mimicking a green tree-snake, Trimeresurus 

 WagJeri, as well as a cluster of Caterpillars mimicking a fruit, all 

 of which were found in Singapore. He also showed a drawing, 

 from life, of the Tannin-producing Gambir-plant, Uncaria Gamhir\ 

 in flower. 



