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Committee. It is hoped that the varied series of special subjects 
proposed for the ensuing Session will conduce to a still more 
numerous attendance. 
1892. Oct. 26th. Dry mounting. 
» Nov. 23rd. Preparation of cuticle and mounting in fluid. 
~ Dec. 21st. Mounting vegetable specimens in balsam. 
1893. Jan. 19th. An evening for the exhibition of specimens. 
» Feb. 28rd. Cutting vegetable sections in the freezing 
and Cathcart microtome. 
» Mar. 23rd. Cutting sections by embedding. 
-S April 27th. Bleaching, cleaning, and staining vegetable 
sections. 
» May 25th. Methods of detecting starch-grains in cells. 
W. W. MITCHELL, 
Secretary. 
BOTANICAL SECTION. 
Chairman : 
Dr. TREUTLER. 
Committee : 
Mr. T. Lewis, Mr. T. Hittron, Mr. B. Lomax. - 
Secretary : 
Mr. H. Epmonps, B.Sc.,“ Mount Caburn,” Ditchling Road. 
REPORT. 
This Section was organised in January last with the object 
of increasing the interest in Botany, by means of papers, demon- 
strations, and excursions. The Section has also determined to 
form an herbarium of the County of Sussex. At present, how- 
ever, it will confine its attention chiefly to those plants found 
within a radius of twelve miles of Brighton. A large number of 
