192 Meetings of Microscopic Section. [Sess 



MEETINGS OF MICROSGOPIG SEGTION. 



The work of the Microscopic Section during the past Session 

 consisted of a series of weekly meetings, which were held 

 from November till March. In the first part of the Session a 

 short course of six lectures was delivered by G-. F. Scott Elliot, 

 Esq., M.A., of the Eoyal Botanic Garden, on " The Life-History 

 of a Plant, as shown by the Microscope." In connection with 

 these lectures, which were profusely illustrated by specimens 

 and diagrams, demonstrations were given by the aid of a num- 

 ber of microscopes. The lectures were much appreciated by 

 the members of the Society who attended them, and Mr Scott 

 Elliot has been awarded a hearty vote of thanks by the Council 

 for his labours in connection with them. 



During the months of January, February, and March of 

 the present year (1888) the study of Huxley and Martin's 

 ' Biology ' was undertaken by several members of the Biologi- 

 cal Section, when a considerable portion of this book was care- 

 fully gone over, and the accompanying laboratory work carried 

 out. 



At some of the monthly meetings of the Society, papers 

 were read and apparatus exhibited bearing on the subject of 

 microscopy. Thus, Mr Penman read a paper, illustrated by 

 diagrams, on " Polarised Dark-ground Illumination," which 

 will be found in the ' Transactions ' for the present Session 

 {ante, p. 127). Mr A. Frazer, M.A., Secretary of the Micro- 

 scopic Section, read a paper " On the Testing of Microscopic 

 Objectives : Part I., Low Powers." This communication is 

 still unfinished, and will be printed in the ' Transactions ' 

 when completed. Mr Frazer also read a paper explaining the 

 subject of " Microscopic Measurement and Magnification," and 

 described a " New Form of Freezing and Embedding Micro- 

 tome." The latter communication will be found at p. 189 of 

 the ' Transactions ' for the present Session. Mr Frazer also 

 exhibited and explained the following — viz., " A simple form 

 of injection apparatus," " Swift's new fine adjustment," and 

 " MoUer's Diatomaceen Typen-Platte." 



In lieu of the Annual Conversazione, a social meeting of 

 the members of the Society was held in the Society of Arts 



