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Mr. Lower Cai'ter, M.A., F.G.S., exhibited trilobites from the Meueviau 

 beds near St. Davids, and graptolites from near Whitesand Bay, Pembroke- 

 shire, also a collection of fossils from the Cambridge Greensand, Cambridge. 



Mr. E. S. Pickard showed a series of crystalline rocks from Kerrera 

 Island, Ben Nevis, Ben Cruachan (near Oban), and Killiu, together with 

 copper pyrites from Coniston, encrinites and other fossils from the 

 mountain limestone at Arnside and Bivatoes, and ammonites from the 

 Whitby Lias. 



Mr. J. Phillips showed a large series of geological slides, and a number of 

 minerals and specimens of fossil bone were also shown with the polaziscope. 



Meeting held at the Yorkshire College, September ;30th, 1889. 

 Professor L. C. Miall, F.L.S., F.G.S. (Vice-President), in the chair. 



THE STRUCTURE AND LIFE-HISTORr OF A FUNGUS (PEROXOSPORA PARASITICA). 

 HAROLD WAGER. 



This paper is fully reported elsewhere. 



Meeting held iu the Library of the Leeds Literary and Philosophical 

 Society, Park Row, October 7th, 1889. J. Charters Birch, L.D.S., in the 

 chair 



GENERAL MICROSCOPICAL EXHIBITS. 



Mr. J. Phillips exhibited and described a number of insect larvae, of 

 the group Ejihemeridce, including Corethra plumicornis ; also a number of 

 double-stained botanical sections, including Villarsia nymphceoides (White 

 Water-lily), Eucalyptu$ globulus, mid-rib of leaf, Ficus Carica, Larix 

 JEuropaa. 



Mr. George Bruutou showed sections of Bracken Fern and Wax Plant 

 (Hot/a cai-nnsa). 



Mr. W. Clapham exhibited specimens of Rotifer vulgaris and Tripod 

 Rotifer {Actimirus neptunius) ; also Etigleua mounted in preservative 

 fluid, with colour and form perfectly intact. 



Mr. Birch showed Corethra under polarised light. 



Mr. W. Clapham exhibited slides of marine aigse, Polysiphonia nisrexlus, 

 Pryopiis jilumood. 



Meeting held in Room No. 80, Municipal Buildings, October 21st, 1889. 

 J. Charters Birch, L.D.S., in the chair. 



DEMONSTRATiOX OF TAXIDERMY. 

 EDGAR R. WAITE. 



This was the third of a series of demonstrations on this subject, of very 

 practical interest to naturalists. On this occasion one of the Amphibia, 

 as represented by the Common Frog {Rana temporaria), was chosen. It 



