558 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Mr. W. Tricst : 



A section of sponge, Baphiodesma lingua. 

 Mr. H. J. Eopcr : 



Moscliatel cluster-cups, Vadium albescens. 

 Mr. Walter W. Eeeves : 



One of the Crystal worts, Bicciocarpus natans. 

 Mr, James Smith : 



Plenro-'tigma angidatum and P. formosum witli ^^ immerKiou object- 

 glass and his new mode of illumination (see p. 398). 

 Mr. Charles Stewart : 



Section of Calcareous sponge (Grantia eompressa) showing soft 

 parts. 

 Mr. A. Topping : 



A collection of various grouped diatoms. 

 Mr. George Williams : 



Some forms of diaphragms and stops, with eccentric apertures, to 

 be applied to the cup or base of a Wenham's dry paraboloid ; 

 resx)lving Ampldpleura pelhicida, on bright ground, with Zeiss' 

 water-immersion objectives (see p. 524). 

 Mr. Thos. C. White : 



Urceolaria parasitic on Hydra, and one of the Medusce alive. 

 Mr. Ed. Wheeler : 



Lung and ovipositor of spider, Volvox globator with resting spores, 

 section of the eye of Eristalis tenax. 

 Dr. Whittell : 



Fang and poison-duct of South Australian centipede, head of ditto, 

 and fang of an unnamed poisonous spider from South Australia. 

 Mr. F. H. Ward : 



Section of mistletoe and apple, thorn and stem of rose, and various 

 other stems of plants, double stained. 

 Eev. J. E. Vize : 



TetrnpMs pellucida, with gemmae germinating. 



Meeting of 12th May, 1880, at King's College, Strand, W.C. 

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



The Minutes of the meeting of 14th April 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 



donorsn'. i'. 



Tla*f-.e, Prof. 0. W.— Text-book of Struotiiriil and Physio- 

 logical Botany. Translated and edited by A. W. Ben- 

 nett, M.A., B.Sc, F.L.S. 479 pp., 546 figs., and one 

 map. 3rd ed. (8vo. London, 1879) Mr. A. W. Bennett. 



Molesworfh, C. — The Cobliam Journals. 178 pp. (Svo. 



London, 1880) Miss E. E. Ormer oil . 



Two Slides of Micro-fungi (^rM/-o(/«'mr [■?]) Mr. G. E. Davis. 



