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Mr Thomas Scott's exhibit was the collection of parasites 

 peculiar to fish, such as cod-lice, eye-suckers, &c. 



Botany was represented by the exhibits of Dv Watson, Mi- 

 Thomas Wright, Mr Charles Scott, and Captain Morrison. 

 Dr Watson's exhibit was illustrative of the Fungi ; while Mr 

 Wright exhibited a collection of specimens of native and foreign 

 wood. Mr Charles Scott gave us specimens out of his large 

 collection of mosses ; and Captain Morrison was good enough 

 to lend us. at the request of one of our members, a collection 

 of West Indian ferns (by mistake these were described in the 

 programme as from New Zealand). Both of these exhibits 

 were hung round the walls of the large Hall. 



Geological specimens were furnished by Mr J. G. Goodchild 

 and Mr J. A. Johnston, both of whom exhibited a number of 

 specimens of rocks and fossils. Professor Ivison Macadam 

 sent us several cases containing specimens of gold and silver 

 ores, various kinds of coal, &c. ; while the Bev. J. H. Lawrie 

 showed a collection of corals along with a number of photo- 

 graphs and native products brought by him from the South 

 Sea Islands, where he had laboured as a missionary for a 

 number of years. 



In addition to the foregoing exhibits may be mentioned that 

 of Miss Murray Gartshore, as well as that of Major Grahame, 

 which comprised a number of curios, some of them valuable, 

 acquired during a residence of several years in eastern coun- 

 tries. Mr Goodchild also loaned to us his collection of 

 animal drawings, which were hung on the walls. 



The exhibitors in the instrument class were Mr W. C. 

 Crawford and Mr William Hume, along with Mr William 

 Douglas, who exhibited the kromscope, an instrument for 

 obtaining coloured views from photo negatives. Mr Crawford 

 exhibited the apparatus necessary for satisfactory results in 

 the preparation of microscopic slides — e.g., ovens, thermostats, 

 microtomes for embedding and freezing, &c. Mr Hume's col- 

 lection was of scientific apparatus useful to microscopists. 



As is usual at similar meetings held by the Society, there 

 was an exhibition of microscopic preparations by the members. 

 The Programme, giving details of the various exhibits, as also 

 the Plan showing the arrangement of the Hall on this occa- 

 sion, are inserted opposite. 



