140 Proceedings. 



Mr. C. O'Neill, F.C.S., made a communication to the 

 effect that he had found that the solubility of lead formate 

 was greatly increased by the addition of a small quantity 

 of lead nitrate. It had been previously known that nitrate 

 of lead can be dissolved in a small weight of water, 

 compared with its own weight, by the addition of acetate 

 of lead, but the observation with regard to lead formate 

 and lead nitrate was apparently new. 



[M icroscopical and Natural History Section^ 



Ordinary Meeting, February 15th, 1892. 



Mr. Charles Bailey, F.L.S., Vice-President of the 

 Section, in the Chair. 



Mr. H. HYDE described two specimens of perfectly 

 white moles, which had been sent to him, and mentioned 

 that in these albino examples the eye is much more con- 

 spicuous than in those of the ordinary colour. 



Mr. T. Rogers exhibited some beetles from Vancouver, 

 and a selection of plants from the herbarium of the late 

 George Crozier, which has been presented to the Free 

 Library, by the family of his son, the late Robert Crozier, 

 the artist. 



Mr. CUNLIFFE described some experiments made upon 

 a caged lion. When an article saturated with a strong 

 scent was introduced into his cage, the lion showed great 

 excitement and pleasure, and rolled himself about in the 

 scent, sniffing up its fragance with evident relish. 



Mr. P. Cameron read a paper on the natural history 

 of "all insects. 



