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May 8th. — Howard Martin, Bolney Grange, Havelock Eoad. 

 S. P. L. Phillips, Oxford House, Cherry Orchard Koad. 



Oct. 9th. — A. Stuart Blackett, 58, Southbridge Eoad, Croydon. 

 Dr. Edward Pearl, Tavistock, Sylvan Eoad, Upper Norwood. Samuel 

 Hodder Slade, Eichmond House, South Norwood. 



Nov. 13th. — Howard E. Wise, Beechfield, Bramley HUl. 



Library and Collection. 



The additions to the Library and Collection during the year 

 1889 are as follows : — 



From Individuals. — Anonymous: Pamphlet on some forms of 

 British Violas. F. C. Bayard : Miscellaneous Meteorological Pamph- 

 lets. W. H. Beeby: The Flora of Shetland and other Pamphlets. 

 Dr. G. J. Hinde, F.G.S. : Paper on a true Calci-sponge from the 

 Middle Lias of Northamptonshire. W. Murton Holmes : One dozen 

 slides for the Cabinet. E. B. Stm-ge : Bulletin of Miscellaneous infor- 

 mation, Eoyal Gardens, Kew. N. Waterall: Natmralist's Voyage 

 round the World, by C. Darwin. 



From Societies. — British Association for the Advancement of 

 Science : Eeport, 1888 (Bath) ; Eeport of the Delegates of the Cor- 

 responding Societies, 1889, and the President's Address. County of 

 Middlesex Natural History Society : Transactions. East Kent Natural 

 History Society : Transactions. Hampshire Field Club : Papers and 

 Proceedings, Nos. 1 and 2. Holmesdale Natural History Club : Pro- 

 ceedings. Manchester Microscopical Society : Annual Eeport, 1888. 

 National Footpath Preservation Society: 4th Annual Eeport, and 

 Eeport of the Bamlake Eight-of-way. Northamptonshire Natm-al 

 History Society : Jom-nal, Nos. 34, 35, 36. Quekett Microscopical 

 Club : Journal, 3 niunbers. Eoyal Microscopical Society : Journal, 

 3 numbers. Smithsonian Institute : Eeport for 1886. 



From Proprietors. — Essex Natm-alist ; Science Gossip. 



Loan Collection. — Dr. Carpenter : Palaeontographical Society, 

 Publications up to date ; Eay Society, Publications up to date. 



Exhibits, 1889. 



Feb. \3th. — C. H. Goodman, Insects preserved in fluid on a tablet 

 form for cabinet exhibition. W. Murton Holmes, The annelid Aphro- 

 dita aculeata or sea mouse (in spirit). Ed. Lovett (to illustrate his 

 paper), A series of fluid preparations of embryo Crustaceans, MoUusca, 

 Fish, Insecta, &c. 



March \3th. — Ed. Lovett, Photographs of Geological, Ethnological 

 and Botanical interest. E. McLachlan, A fine photo-process print of 

 a series of moths of the genus Agrotis. N. Waterall, Specimens of 

 Italian marble and Vesuvius rocks. 



April 10th. — Dr. A. Carpenter, Pine needles formed into a ball and 

 felted together, fouud on the surface of water at Ellesmere. W. Miirton 

 Holmes, Series of drawings of sponge spicules. C. H. Jolliff'e, Aspirator 

 charged with bacteria. K. McKean, Testacella haliotidea (alive) from 

 Highbury. W. J. Nation, Eoots of ivy formed in a dense mass of 

 fibre in the hollow of a drain-pipe. 



