Oct. 12. I. A Shell, Physa neterostropka, new to Britain.- VV. Nelson. 

 [This shell was discovered by Mr. James Madison in a large 

 pool near Birmingham. It differs from P. fontinaUs in 

 the digitations of the mantle. It is the commonest 

 species of Physa in America, and has a range from 

 Texas and Georgia as far north as the great slave lake 

 and from the Atlantic to the Pacific] 



2. A Plant, Nitella hvalina, new to Britain.— H. Crowther, 



F.R.M.S. 

 [Discovered near Helston, in Cornwall. It is a continental 

 form, but of rare occurrence everywhere.] 



3. Notes on Botrydhim graimJatuin. — Harold Wager. [See 



pages 9-16.] 



4. Exhibition of Geranium pyrenaicum, Alchemilla alpina, 



and Reseda. — The President. 



5. Photographs of Birds and Birds' Nests.— Rev. VV. Travis 



Travis, M.A. 

 [An exhibition and description of an extremely interesting 

 collection of photographs made by Mr. Travis in various 

 localities, including the Rock of Handa, near Cape 

 Wrath, on which it is estimated fifteen million birds 

 nest annually ; the Fames ; the Orkneys ; Flamborough 

 Cliffs and Norway ; and of smaller English birds in 

 Nidderdale.] 



6. Hematite with curved crystals of Carbonate of Lime, 



covered with a thin deposit of Chalybite. — The President. 

 [Mr. Crowther described this as a very interesting specimen, 

 the curved crystals being excessively rare.] 



7. Some Fossils from Gildersome Tunnel. — J. H. Rhodes, C. E., 



and Mr. Hiscoe. 

 [An exhibition and description of some unusually fine fossils 

 from the workings of Gildersome Tunnel.] 



8. Minerals from Colorado. — ^J. Thrippleton. 



Nov. 2. The Causes of Weather considered in Relation to their 

 Indications. — George Paul, F.G.S. 

 [See " Leeds Mercury Supplement," Nov. i2th, 1898.] 



,, 16. Some Recent Discoveries in Physical Science : a Practical 

 Demonstration. — F. W. Branson, F.I.C. 

 [See page 8 and " Leeds Mercury Supplement," Nov. 26th.] 

 Dec. 7. A Fungus Parasite of Euglena. — Harold Wager. 



[A description of the structure and life history of Polyphagns 

 eug^Ience.] 



