146 Proceedings. 



{Microscopical and Natural History Section.] 



Ordinary Meeting, March 14th, 1892. 



Alex. Hodgkinson, M.B., B.Sc, President of the Section, 

 in the Chair. 



Mr. H. Hyde and Mr. SCOWCROFT were appointed to 

 audit the accounts. 



Mr. Boyd exhibited a number of flowers which had 

 been artificially coloured by immersing their stems in 

 various aniline dyes. 



The President of the Section gave an account of 

 the causes of the very remarkable colours seen in some 

 fishes, and explained how, under certain conditions, these 

 colours are changed ; illustrating his remarks by a number 

 of prepared specimens shown under the microscope. 



