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FEBRUARY 27TH. 
MICROSCOPICAL MEETING.—A GENERAL EVENING. 
A present of two test slides of Podura Scales, Lepidocyrius 
Curvicollis,and Degeeria Domestica, having been announced from Mr. 
J. S. McIntyre, for the Society’s Cabinet, Mr. HENNAH, in proposing 
a vote of thanks, remarked that they were not only a valuable addition 
to the cabinet, but also possessed the additional value of being 
authentic. As this was their first microscopical meeting that year, he 
hoped members who had microscopes would exert themselves even 
more than they had done in the past year, and would lay before the 
Society the results of their observations, 
He would also urge the younger members to fix on some. particular 
subject to work at, for by that means they would greatly improve their 
knowledge and also their skill in the use of their instruments. Mr. 
Wonfor had suggested that the subject for the next meeting should be 
“Seeds, microscopically considered,” a field that would yield much 
very interesting matter ; for, apart from the beauty of their markings, 
a great deal might be done with sections. The most attractive object 
he exhibited at the late Soirée was a slide of “ ragged robin” seeds, 
which, at repeated request&, he had to show again and again during 
_ the evening. 
Mr. WoNFoR said he should be pleased to introduce the subject, 
which he could illustrate with a great variety of objects, which, though 
_ apparently not very attractive, were far more beautiful in their markings 
than many so-called gorgeous objects. 
Mr. E. Moore exhibited an ingenious dipping tube, possessing the 
advantage of retaining what was taken up by it until required, 
Objects of a varied and beautiful character were then exhibited under 
he microscope by Messrs. HENNAH, R. GLAISYER, and WONFOR F 
ome of the most striking being portions of the wings of very beautiful 
tropical butterflies, polycystins from .Barbadoes earth, among them a 
nearly perfect form of the beautiful cross-like Astromma Aristotilis ; 
_ and the crystallization of silver into the fern-like form by means of 
minute points of copper added on the slide to a drop of a solution of 
_ nitrate of silver. 
