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ones, called ‘macro-spores.” The carboniferous lycopods 
were huge trees, sometimes 80 feet high, and haying stems six 
to eight feet in circumference. They belonged to several 
genera, which were separated from each other by the character 
and arrangement of the leaf-scars, but the recent discoveries 
had shown that their fruits exhibited the difference which was 
seen in the living plants. The cones were larger in the fossil, 
but the size of the two kinds of spores agreed exactly in the 
recent and modern forms. 
The Presment announced, with painful regret, the 
death of the Rev. J. B. Reade, F.R.S., President of the 
Royal Microscopical Society. He related how the members 
of the Club had seen at their opening meeting the noble and 
venerable face of his dear old friend, beaming with benevolent 
satisfaction at the commencement of such a movement in 
Croydon, and how the deceased chief of English Micro- 
scopists had constantly interested himself in the success of 
the Club, and even so recently as the date of the Soirée, on 
the 23rd ult., had warmly expressed his pleasure at its 
success. 
It was unanimously resolved that the President be re- 
quested to communicate to Mrs. Reade the sincere regret 
with which the members of the Club had heard of the loss of 
so kind and disinterested a friend. 
Mr. Lee also mentioned the decease, since the last 
meeting, of two other well-known Microscopists, Mr. Thomas 
Ross, the eminent optician, and Mr. Farrants, one of, the 
early members of the Microscopical Society of London. 
Notice was given from the chair that at the next meeting, 
on the 18th of January, the election of officers would take 
’ place, and that an amendment in the rules would be proposed 
to the effect that two additional members be placed on the 
committee. The ballot then took place for Messrs. John 
Drummond, A. Ridsdale and C. Rutley, who were duly 
elected members of the Club. 
: January 18th, 1871.—TuHu AnnuaL GENERAL Meetine.—The 
Presipent having communicated to the members present, 
a portion of an interesting letter from Mrs. Reade, in 
acknowledgment of the vote of sympathy and condolence 
with her on the death of her amiable husband, the late 
venerable President of the Royal Microscopical Society ; the 
Secretary read the report of the Committee and that of the 
Treasurer. 
