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obtained a number of spermatophores, each of which was full of 
thousands of spermatozora. 
Dr. Hatiirax remarked that hehad forgotten to mention the beak of 
the cuttle, which was different from that of the parrot, in that the larger 
part was undermost. Their palates are armed with very formidable 
teeth. 
Mr. Wonror mentioned the fact of Dr. Buckland not only using 
fossil sepia, the ink being of extinct cephalopods, in making his drawings 
of the creatures, but puzzling an artist as to where he could obtain such 
fine pigment, f 
The meeting now became a Conversazione, when a number of 
objects illustrating the paper was exhibited by Dr, Hallifax and Messrs. 
R, Glaisyer, Hennah, and Wonfor. 
Before Dr, Hallifax’s paper was read, Mr. Hennah called attention 
toa statement by Dr. Pigott, in the Monthly Microscopical Journal, in 
which he ingeniously made it appear that the photographs of glass 
rods, copies of which he (Mr Hennah) had presented to the Society, 
were made from an arrangement of Dr. Pigott’s. So far from such 
being the case, the arrangement was his own, perfectly original, and in 
no way borrowed or taken from any one else. He (Mr. Hennah) 
thought this statement necessary, lest some of his friends might think 
he had appeared before them under false colours. 
May 97TH. 
ORDINARY MEETING—MR. MITTEN ON THE 
DISTRIBUTION OF THE FLOWERING PLANTS 
IN THE VICINITY OF BRIGHTON. 
In the few ideas which he was about to offer to their consideration 
respecting the vegetation now existing in this immediate neighbour- 
hood,.he did not intend to enter into any disquisition on the many 
rare and interesting plants which were or have been found near 
Brighton, but to ask their attention to the entirely artificial conditions 
