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the Rev. H. H. Higgins and several others joined, a hearty vote of thanks 

 was given to the lecturer. 

 At the Conversazione the following subjects were illustrated : — 



^: f Section of Ear of Mouse John Vicars. 



Do. Lobe of Human Ear J. M. "Williams. 



Do. Human Ear through the Auditory Meatus \ 



Do. Internal Ear of Pig >-A. Norm.\n Tate. 



"> Model of Ear -' 



Otoliths from Ear of Fish The President. 



Do. do. W. H. Read. 



Drum of Frog's Ear Is.\AC C. Thompson. 



Eye-lash of Whale, transverse section Wm. Oelrichs. 



Mouth of Tadpole Alfred Leicester. 



May 6th. — Mr. J. Harvey Gibson, M.A., F.R.S.E., read the paper of the 

 evening, entitled " The Comparative Anatomy of the Reproductive organs 

 of the Plants viewed as a basis for a Phylogenetic Classification." 



After some remarks from the President, a vote of thanks to the lecturer 

 was moved by Mr. A. Norman Tate, seconded by Mr. C. Botterill, and 

 carried. 



At the Conversazione the following subjects were illustrated : — 



Anther of Lily, transverse section A. J ohnson. 



Anther and Pollen of Lavetera Cha.s. Botterill. 



Apothecium of Iiichen, vertical section The President. 



Clubiona brevipes T. Muskett. 



Englense J. GouLD. 



Grain of Wheat, embryo Geo. F. Healv. 



Indian Corn, transverse section through embryo A. Norman Tate. 



Ovules of Poppy, transverse section, fertilised and \ 



unfertilised ■' Do. 



Do. Tulip, fertilised ' 



New Slides from Cabinet A. Leicester. 



Lophopus crystallinus H. M. Ben ne tt. 



Ovary of Cucumber W. H. Read. 



Do. Purple Foxglove P. H. Schofield. 



Do. Tulip, four-celled H. Kendall, B.A. 



Pandorina morum J. T. Norman Thomas. 



Pollen Grains, sections J. M. Williams. 



Pollen of Polyanthus narcissus E. F. Stead. 



Prothallus of Fern T. Oliver. 



