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Labiate. 
Salvia Verbenaca, Mentha arvensis, Teucrium Scorodonia, Lamium 
amplexicaule, Galeopsis Tetrahit, Stachys arvensis. 
Boraginacez. 
Myosotis arvensis, Lithospermum officinale, L. arvense, Lycopsis arvensis, 
Echinospermum Lappula (one single plant once found on ballast). 
Primulacee. 
Anagallis arvensis, A. cxrulea (one single plant once found on line), 
Primula veris. 
Plantaginaces. 
Plantago major, P. lanceolata, P. Coronopus. 
Chenopodiacez. 
Chenopodium olidum, C. rubrum, C. glaucum (ballast). 
Polygonacez. 
Polygonum Persicaria, P. aviculare, P. Convolvulus, Rumex obtusifolius, 
R. maritimus, R. crispus. 
Euphorbiacez. 
Euphorbia Peplus, E, Helioscopia. 
Urticaces. 
Urtica urens, U. dioica. 
Graminez. 
Setaria viridis, Phalaris canariensis, Apera Spica-ventis, Agrostis alba, 
Avena pratensis, A. pubescens, Arrhenatherum avenaceum, Schlero- 
chloa maritima, 8. rigida, Poa annua, P. pratensis, P. trivialis, 
Cynosurug cristatus, Dactylis glomerata, Bromus sterilis, B. erectus, 
Triticum repens, T. junceum, Hordeum murinum, Lolium perenne, 
Elymus arenarius, Aigilops ovata (once found growing on ballast). 
VI.— SPLASHES, STUDIED BY THE AID OF 
INSTANTANEOUS PHOTOGRAPHY. 
By Mr R. S. COLE, M.A. Cantab. 
(Communicated Feb. 28, 1900.) 
[PRoressor WorrHineron and Mr R. 8. Cole lately made a 
large number of most interesting experiments regarding the 
“splashes” produced by liquid falling into liquid and by 
solid falling into liquid. These splashes were carefully and 
Successfully photographed by the experimenters, and the 
pictures thus secured were in some cases rather startling. 
At the request of the Council, Mr Cole very kindly showed 
these photographs on the screen at an evening meeting of 
the Society, and explained at the same time how the results 
had been obtained. By the courtesy of the editor of 
