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streams afforded convenient examples for the examination of the 
Arenaceous Foraminiferz in a living state. 
The subject of the fund being raised for the widow and family 
of the late Professor Sars was introduced by Mr. Hennau ; but 
the Society not having power to vote its funds for such a purpose, 
a subscription was made among the members present, to be for- 
warded to Professor Gwyn Jeffreys, who had brought the subject 
before the British scientific world. 
May 12th.—An Evening for Specimens. 
Dr. Bapcock exhibited a large piece of fossil wood, recently 
obtained at Portland Island. 
Mr. Pentey laid on the table a copy of the first part of the 
Flora of Tunbridge Wells, hy Dr. Deakin ; and specimens of Oak, 
picked up at Tunbridge Wells, which were stained by a fungus, 
Helotium eruginosum, growing in the oak, This supplies the 
green wood seen in Tunbridge Wells ware. 
Dr. Hattirax commented on the growth of this fungus, and 
stated he had raised it from spores obtained from specimens of the 
green colored oak. There was no doubt of the true nature of 
the fungus, for in thin sections of the infected wood, the mycelious 
threads, and at times the spores, could be detected. 
Mr. Wonror remarked on the fact, that this fungus was 
specially found in woods in England and France, where the 
Hastings sands cropped out, which would lead to an inference 
that there was something peculiar in the chemical conditions of 
the soil, &c., favorable to its development. 
Mr. Hennau exhibited a couple of sea mice, Aphrodita 
hispida, dredged up off Brighton a few days before, and remarked 
on the hairs as microscopic objects ; he also announced that Mr. 
Peake had found a Pygidium on the lace-wing fly, chrysop2 Perla 
which he believed was an original discovery. 
Mr. Dennant exhibited a bottle of ooze, obtained in the 
Porcupine Expedition, in Lat. 47-35 N., Long. 12-15 W., ata 
