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TENTH WINTER MELiTINQ,— MARCH 31st, 1903. 



'OZOXyPE."— By Mr. T. MANLY. 



The audience at the tenth wintpr meeting held 

 in the Reteien<-e Library of ihe Beaney Institute 

 on Tuesday, March 31, leiirnt moie about " Ozo- 

 type " — the new carbon and gum printing process 

 in connection with photography — than they could 

 glean from text books. The inventor, Mr. T. 

 Manly, was "he medium of this instruction, and 

 demonstrated the powers of his new discovery 

 by developing f=ome prints on the spot. Mr. S. 

 Harvey presided over the proceedings, and at the 

 outset moved the following resolution, which was 

 carried m silence : '* That this Socieiy i? deeply 

 sensible of the loss su-^tiined by the death of one 

 of its vice-presidents, the late Dean of Canterbury, 

 and desires to acknowledge the ready help and 

 sympathy alw.iys manifested by him during the 

 whole of his residence in the City, and more 

 especially oh the occasion of the late Congress of 

 the Scuth-Eastern Union of Scientific Soc-ieties 

 held here in June la^t. on which occasion the laie 

 Dean and Mrs. Farrar emertiiined the meuibers." 

 He (Mr. Hnrpey ) hnd always entertained the 

 deepest love and affection for the laie Dean. They 



were educated together under the same roof at 

 King's College, London Dr. Fanar had shown 

 his intense kindness and regard for young people. 

 He felt sure they would all miss him very much 

 indeed, but his memory wouldliveafter him. — The 

 lecturer was then introduced. He explained that 

 the "Ozotype" is a modification of the carbon pro- 

 cess, and produces permanent picture- in various 

 monotints of high artistic quality. Dealing witb 

 the advantages, he said the:=e lay in the production 

 of a distinctlv visible print-out image upon the 

 surface which is to form the support of the pic- 

 ture ; the initial print and subsequent pictures 

 are correctly rendered in regard to right and left, 

 therefore no transfer is required. —At the same 

 meeting Mr. Hammond exhibited two distinct 

 species of violets— the Viola Sylvatica and Viola 

 Hiita. These flowers bear such striking resem- 

 blance to the Canina tribe, that to distinguish 

 them is well nigh impossible for the inexperienced 

 eye. — At the close a hearty vot<= of thanks was 

 accorded the lecturer. 



ELEVENTH WINTER MEETING.— APRIL 14th, 1903. 



'INSECTIVOROUS PLANTS.'*— By Professor G. S. BOULGER. 



The eleventh winter meeting was held on 

 Tuesday, April 14th, ac th« Beaney Institute. 

 Mr. Sidoey aarvey,F.l.C., F.C.S .presided, and the 

 company also included Oapt. McOakin, Mr. W, H. 

 Hammond, Mr. Lander {Hon. Sec), Mr Walter 

 Cozens, Mrs. and Miss Harvey, Mr. Ledger, Miss 

 Phillpotts, Mrs. Bowler, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, etc. 



The Chairman read a letter from Mrs. Farrar, 

 conveying her grateful thanks for the vote of con- 

 dolence forwarded by the Society, and observing 

 that it was always a pleasure to the late Dean if 

 he could in any way show that he belonged to the 

 City of Canteibury. 



The Chairman mentioned that the exhibits on 

 the table included three asparagus roots which 

 showed very curious growth, in that they had 

 penetrated one another. Also a collection of prim- 

 roses from Miss Phillpotts and three flowering 

 specimens of Herb Paris. 



The Hon. Secretary mentioned that the Royal 

 Photographic Society recently offered six bronze 

 medals for competition by members of Societies 

 like their own. Six members sent six slides each. 

 Altogether there were about 1,500 slides for the 

 competition. It was almost an impossibility to 

 gain one of the medals, but five of the slides sent 



by Canterbury competitors were starred and the 

 Society had been so pleased with them that they 

 intended to purchase them. They were purchasing 

 about SO or 90 of the slides to form a collection. 

 Two of the slides starred were sent by Mr. Ham- 

 mond, two by Mr. Snell, and one by Mr. C. Buck- 

 ingham. There were only three Societies in the 

 kingdom whose members had had more slides pur- 

 chased than their own. 



Professor G.S. Boulgtr, F.L.S., F.G.S.. F.R.H.S., 

 next proceeded to deliver an admirable lecture on 

 the subject of '* Insectivorous Plants," both 

 models and lantern slides beiLg used in the 

 illustration of his remarks. That plants should 

 capture insects by means of their leaves and 

 digest them with theirbodies seemed, he remarked, 

 exceptional and contrary to our usual conception 

 of plant life. This habit exhibited by certain 

 plants was, however, a development rather than 

 something altogether new in plant life. Insectivor- 

 ous plants appeared to live almost exclusively in 

 situations where the supply of nitrates was likely 

 to be small. The three-fingered saxifrage developed 

 a stickiness apparently in protection ut its honey ; 

 by it insects were captured, but it was doubtful 

 whether they were digested or absorbed. It was 



