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Evening Meeting. — February 19th, 188G. 



Ml*. A. J. Crosfield exhibited an ornamented Roman tile, 

 forming a section of a hot-air pipe, which was dug up in 

 Mr. Pym's field on Doods Farm. 



The following letter from Mr. W. H. Beeby was read : — 



" On the occurrence of Eqnisetain litorale (Kilhlewein) in 

 Britain." 



" When botanising on Bisley Common, near Pirbright, last 

 June, I found an Equisetnia which seemed to difler from all 

 described British species. Subsequent examination proved 

 that this impression was correct, and that it was truly distinct. 

 The plant was accordingly sent for examination to Professor 

 Lange, of Copenhagen, who pronounced it to be the above 

 species. Although not a common plant, it has a wide range 

 on the Continent, and is therefore likely to be found sparingly 

 elsewhere in this country. The discovery of a new British 

 species in a county usually considered to have been so well- 

 worked as that of Surrey is of special interest. The plant is 

 recorded in the ' Journal of Botany ' for this month, and will 

 be figured when fresh specimens can be obtained." — W. H. 

 Beeby, Feb. 16th, 1886. 



Dr. Bossey exhibited plates illustrative of "Pond-Life," 

 and described several animalcules. 



Melicerta, the brick-maker, he has frequently found in the 

 ditches and mill-pond at Ham Farm on American weed. The 

 Melicerta collects floating-matter on a flat disc and sorts it, 

 rejecting what is useless, masticating part, and with its cilise 

 rolling up other substances into bricks, which it makes in 

 about three minutes, in a small bag. With the bricks it 

 encases itself in a house. 



Steplumuceros is to be found in Gatton Park. It makes a 

 bag like a miller's sack with the mouth inverted, and has 

 fixed arms and ciliae. The sack is gelatinous. 



Floscularia ornata produces eggs of two kinds ; one kind 

 develop rapidly during summer ; the others live through the 

 winter. 



