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April 6th. — Mr. F. C. Laekin/F.R.C.S. read a Paper on " Functionlesa Organs." 

 At the Conversazione the following objects were exhibited : — 



Development of Tooth H. E. Davies. 



Alga, Ptilata plumosa F. N. Tate. 



Leg of Honey Bee A. F. Dumeegue. 



Lung of Frog (injected) 



Argas pipistrellae R. Jones. 



Amphioxus— the lowest vertebrate W. Grisewood. 



Rotifera J. Newton. 



Parasite of Seagull Miss J. H. Willmer. 



MilioliTia secans Jos Gould. 



Section of Thyroid gland Robt. Nicholson. 



Do. Thymus gland A. T.Smith, Jun. 



Do. Pineal eyes F. C. Larkin. 



May ith. — Mr. \V. H. Read read a Paper, entitled, "A Note on the Sea Lilies 

 {Encrenites) and their Allies." At the Conversazione the following objects 

 were exhibited : — 



Spine oiEchinus W. H. Read. 



Ophiocoma neglecta F. N. Pierce. 



Asterina gibhosa F. Padlet. 



Holothurian Spicules in Situ R. Nicholson. 



Wheel plates oi Ghirodota violacea J. M. Williams. 



Transverse and Longitudinal Section of Sunflower J. Gould. 



Nitella tratislioceiis A. F. Dumergue. 



Melicerta ringens (Imng) John Newton. 



Melicerta ri7igens (mounted) A. T. Smith, Jun. 



Recent Cabinet Slides A. Leicester, 



October 5th.— Mr. John Newton, M.R.C.S. was re-elected President of the 

 Society. Short communications were made by the President and Messrs. 

 Alfred Leicester, W. Narramore, Frank Tate and A. T. Smith, Jun. 

 in reference to the objects found at the Hooton Field Meeting on the 8th of 

 September. At the Conversazione the following objects were exhibited : — 



Melicerta ringens ^ r John Newton. 



Stephanoceros eichornii I I Wm. Narramore. 



Polystomella crispa iLivincrJ '^- CrOULD. 



Planorhis nautileus (Lin)... j °| Alf. Leicester. 



Pluniatella repeiis I I A. T. Smith, Jun. 



Oscillatm-ia J V. Frank Tate. 



Hafmatovinus eurysternus R. Jones. 



Various Spicules (polarised) A. Dwerrthouse. 



Stigma and ovary of Geranium W. H. Read. 



Phthirius inguinalis C. H. H. Walker. 



Larva of a Dipteron R.Nicholson. 



November 2nd. — ^^Mr. W. T. Haydon read a Paper on " Plant Parasitism, with 

 Special Reference to Lathrea squamaria." At the Conversazione the 

 following objects were exhibited : — 



Aphis^KTceA. hj Ichneumon fly F. Padley. 



Insect Structure F. N. Pierce. 



Living iJo^i/ers John Newton. 



Noctiluca miliaris QiVrng) .' J. Gould. 



