By purchase :—" The Annals of Botany." Set of the 

 Manchester Microscopical Society's Proceedings. Ray Society's 

 Publications. 



During the past session, one Honorary Member, Mr. 

 R. Newstead, F.Z.S., Liverpool University, and four ordinary 

 Members Messrs. F. Armstrong, A. Dearsi.ev, W. J. Bowman, 

 and R. Stophorth have been elected, while the loss through 

 resignation is three. There were at the close of the year, four 

 Honorary Members and sixty-one Ordinary Members. 



The following is a brief account of the meetings :— 



January 13th— The President (Mr. J. D. Macphail) delivered 

 his inaugural address, on "The Draughtsman's Art in 

 Relation to Biological Science." The address was printed 

 with the last report. 



February 3rd— A Paper, entitled "What is a Diatom," was 

 read by Mr. Helenus R. Robertson, F.R.M.S. By 

 means of some most beautifully executed lantern slides, and 

 a brief but interesting paper, Mr. Robertson gave a very 

 clear conception of the Diatomacea:. 



A large number of Diatoms, mostly from the Society's 

 own cabinet were shown at the Conversazione held at the 

 close. 



Dr. R. J. M. Buchanan exhibited a very beautiful 

 preparation of Human Leucocytes, in which centroromes 

 were demonstrated. 



March 3rd — A Paper, entitled " Nitrogen-Fixing Micro- 

 organisms," by Mr. A. E. Lewis. The life history of 

 Bacillus radicicola was admirably described, and some 

 excellent photo-micrographs exhibited in illustration. At 

 the Conversazione, various preparations of root nodules 

 and bacteria were shown. 



