174 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 14th Januaby, 1880, at King's College, Strand, W.C. 

 The President (Dr. Beale, F.E.S.) in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of lOtli December last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the President. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges) received since the 

 last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the Society given to the 



donors. 



From 



Davis, Q. E., C. Drevfiis, and P. HoUaud.— Sizing and Mildew in 

 Cotton Goods. '306 pp., 9 plates, and 10 figs. (8vo. Man- 

 chester, 1880) The Authors. 



Dodel-Port, Dr. A. and C— Anatomisch-pliysiologischer Atlas 

 der Botaiiik. 18 plates, folio. Text 56 pp. (4to. Esslin- 

 gen, 1878) The Authors. 



Medical and Surgical History of the War of the Rebellion, j The Surgeon- 

 Fart ii. vol. i. Medical History. 869 pp., 41 plates, 42 figs. > General's 

 (4to. Washington, 1879) ) Office. 



Ord, W. M., M.D. On the Influence of Colloids upon Crystal- 

 line Form and Cohesion. 179 pp., 8 plates, and 25 figs. 

 (8vo. Loudon, 1879) The Author. 



University College. — Catalogue of Books in the General Library 

 and in the South Library, with an Appendix. Vol. iii. 



O— Z. 524 pp. (8vo. London, 1879) The College. 



[B. Wills 



Four slides of Human Nodose Hairs \ Eichardson, 



I Esq. 



Mr. Crisp called special attention to the excellent botanical 

 diagrams presented by Professor Dodel-Port, of Zurich, in acknow- 

 ledgment of his election as an Honorary Fellow of the Society. 



Dr. Beale described the four slides, sent by Mr. B. Wills Eichard- 

 son, of nodose hairs from the heads of a girl and a boy.* 



Mr. Charles Botterill's " Improved Live Trough " (see p. 148) 

 and " Life Slide " were described and exhibited by Mr. Crouch. 



Mr. Alfred Hume's new form of frog-plate was also described 

 and exhibited by Mr. Crouch, the advantages claimed for it being 

 greater cleanliness in use, and increased convenience both to the 

 observer and the subject of his observations. 



Mr. Stewart called attention to a preparation he exhibited, showing 

 very clearly the terminal end-plates of striped muscle in the common 

 Snake. 



Mr. Wenham's " Disk Illuminator " was described and exhibited 

 by Mr. Crisp (see p. 145). 



* See ' Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci.,' xx. (1880) p. 116. 



