Proceedings. XXXI. 
degrees, or only 3°4 degrees below the average, thus shewing that 
the deficiency of temperature was much more marked by day than 
by night. The same excess of deficiency by day was shown 
taking each month separately. Although there were 63 frosty 
nights during the four months referred to, the frost was not so 
severe in character as were the frosts in 1867 and of 1870-71; 
for there had been but four nights in which the thermometer fell 
to or below 20 degrees, while in 1870-71 there were 10, and in 
January alone, in 1867, 10. The quantity of rain which fell was 
II inches, as against ‘6 inches on an average of Io years. 
The heaviest fall was 1°16 inches, rain and snow, on the rst of 
January. Mr. Corden concluded by expressing his opinion 
that the long continued low temperature had had little or no 
effect upon the insects which were destructive in gardens. 
The following members placed their microscopes at Mr. 
Ingram’s disposal to illustrate his paper :—The President, Mr. 
P. Crowley, Mr. J. S. Johnson, Mr. S. Overton, Mr. G. N. 
Price, Mr. E. B. Sturge, Mr. H. Turner, Mr. A. D. Taylor, 
and Mr. A. Warner. 
The following objects were exhibited:—Mr. P. Crowley, 
botanical specimens, beetles from wasp’s nest; Mr. E. Gill, 
diatoms; Mr. W. Ingrams, diatoms; Mr. H. M. Klaassen, 
marine fossil fish from limestone rock, living marine and 
freshwater diatoms ; Mr. W. L. Sarjeant, new form of cell for 
showing pond life. 
Ordinary Meeting, Sept. 17th, 1879. 
Joun Fiower, M.A., F.Z.S., President, in the Chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
Mr. H. C. Hibberdine and Mr. J. G. Cowan were balloted 
for and elected. 
Dr. CARPENTER exhibited and described a piece of oak, 
which looked at first sight as if it had been painted green, but 
which was really so coloured by a fungus, which had permeated 
the whole of the substance of the wood. 
He also described the effect of a river flood which he had 
lately witnessed in North Wales. 
Mr. E. Loverrt called attention to the number of chalk 
flints which were to be found on the shore of the island of 
Jersey, and gave reasons for his opinions that they had been 
brought to the island as ballast. 
Mr. SNELLING exhibited some specimens of pemmican, and 
they were referred to Mr. J. S. Johnson to examine, and to 
report upon. 
