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Mr. WoNnFoR exhibited some very large acorn cups, of the Quercus 
__ xgiolops, the valonia of commerce, employed in tanning leather on 
account of the quantity of ¢a#zin which they contain ; coprolites, and 
other organic remains, including reptile tooth and a carapace of a crab 
from the coprolitic bed near Cambridge. He exhibited a fine speci- 
men of amber, containing a four-winged fly, which he considered an 
ant. A very interesting discussion followed the exhibition of these 
and other objects, in which the President, Rev. J. CRoss, Dr. BADCOCK, 
Messrs. HENNAH, HASELWOOD, HOLLIS, ONIONS, WONFOR, and 
others took part ; and a vote of thanks was given to those who had 
exhibited specimens. 
MARCH 27. 
_ MICROSCOPICAL MEETING.—MR. T. W. WONFOR 
“ON SEEDS MICROSCOPICALLY CONSIDERED.” 
q One of the objects sought in setting aside an evening every 
- month for the microscope was the opportunity it would afford members 
of comparing notes of observations, as well as enabling those who had 
paid attention to any particular objects to impart to others the facts 
F they had been able to work out. The aim in introducing so common an 
_ object as “ the Seed,”—was partly to induce some of the younger mem- 
a F bers to pay attention to it, as something deserving their study, and 
$. artly to show that an apparently insignificant object was well worthy 
cir notice, both from the physiological teachings deducible from its 
icture and component parts, and for the assistance the seeds 
dered in classifying the plants to which they belonged. 
” As some were aware, during 1862-3-4 he devoted considerable time 
l attention to the collection and examination of the seeds of wild 
ts, when, he might safely say, he examined some hundreds ; in 
mmples, a considerable per centage of which were so beautiful as to 
ant their being mounted for the cabinet. Since then, he had, 
om time to time, paid more or less attention to the seeds of cul- 
ated plants, 
