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from Hunstanton, near St. Edmund's, Norfolk. Gknkral Meeting — August 

 Ist.— Mr. •). Levick oxliibited iepioflocrt hyalinn from tho Warwick Canal, near 

 Solihull; also Actinophri/s viriclw and many Desmids from Sutton Park.— Mr. 

 T. Bolton exliibited Lucernariaauriculairom Swanage. — Mr. WaRstaff exhibited, 

 as novel, the suckers of Dijticiis marr/in/ilis, mounted dry while adhering to the 

 cover-glass.— Mr. K.W. Chase exhibited Sulicornvi herhaceii, from Hunstanton. — 

 Mr. W. B. Grove exhibited two Fungi, Epicliloe typMiut, a curious parasite on 

 grass-stems, from Hampton. It surrounds the stem just at the base of the 

 upper leaf, preventing its further growth, and causing it to resemble in miniature 

 the Reed-mace (Tijph((). It is at first white, then yellow, and about an inch in 

 length. Also Sphr/'rella rmnicis, a cominon parasite on dock leaves, from 

 Harborno. Biological, Section— .\ugust 15th.— Mr. Wagstaff exhibited a fresh- 

 water Alga from Barnt Green, which he believed to be a species of Chtetophora. 

 — Mr. W. H. Wilkinson exhibited a slide of stellate hairs of Dcutzia acabra, pre- 

 pared by Dr. J. G. Hunt, of Philadelphia, U.S.A. General, Meeting — August 

 2-2nd — The President and Hon. Treasurer were ai)pointed to represent the 

 Society at the forthcoming meeting of the Bi'itisli Association at Southampton. 

 — Mr. H. IMiller exhibited Laoinularia socialis from Welshpool, forwarded by Mr. 

 H. E. Forrest.— ]Mr. J. Levick exhibited HiEuiatococcus, or the red stage of 

 Protococcus, and a group of Steph'inoccros Eichurnii from Earlswood. — Mr. J. 

 Morley exhibited Baphidia viridis, var. Marginata, from Earlswood. 



BANBURYSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY AND FIELD CLUB.— 

 July 1st— Field Day— Excursion to Aynho and Rainsborough Camp.— From 

 Aynho station the party walked up the hill to the village, passing on their way 

 over the Middle Lias, the Upper Lias, a clay nearly 100 feet thick, and a few feet 

 of the sandy Inferior Oolite. Here they were joined by the Rev. E. W. and Miss 

 Urquhart. A halt was made at an exposure of the lower beds of the Great 

 Oolite, about fifteen feet in thickness, which are here seen to rest upon a little 

 grey sand belonging to the Estuarine beds. Farther on a quarry of similar 

 stoue was noticed, but the junction with the sand is not reached. Many fossils, 

 especially the fine Rhynchonellas, were obtained. A sand-pit of tho Inferior 

 Oolite was then visited, after which the party walked to Rainsborough Camp, 

 collecting specimens of the Wild Liquorice {Astragalus yl!/C!/phyllos)hy th6v,'Sky. 

 This camp, which is unusually perfect, is situated on high ground, nearly 500 ft. 

 above the sea, half a mile south of Charlton. It is of an irregular form, the 

 longest diameter of the outer vallum being about 1,000 feet. Many remains have 

 been found, but all of the time of the Romans. -July 3rd— Monthly Meeting — 

 Mr. T. Beesley, F.C.S., President, in the chair.— The President read his Meteoro- 

 logical Report for June. Mean height of barometer at 32^, 29'5J3 in. ; highest on 

 the 1st, 29'99G in.; lowest on the 9th, 29'037. Mean temperature, 56 "1 i2;^' below 

 average); maximum on the 29th, 72'5 ; minimum on the 17th, 40°. Rain on 

 twenty-two days, amounting to 5'12 in., 2'04 in. being measured on the 22ud. — 

 Mr. J. W. Symington read a paper on the Gai)e-worm {Scelerostoiiia syngamus), 

 illustrated by drawings of the perfect insect and its worm-like larva. He 

 gave a life-history of the insect, and described it minutely. The means of 

 guarding against and destroying this pest of the chicken yard were carefully 

 dealt with. The thanks of the meeting were unanimously accorded to Mr. 

 Symington for his eminently practical and useful paper. — Mr. R. Charles 

 Humfrey read a paper on the Caddis Worm. He said it was the larva of 

 a trichopterous fly belonging to the natural order Phryganeidce. A descrip- 

 tion of the worm followed, showing its reasons for building a portable home 

 as a protection, etc. The cases of all the known British species were treated of, 

 the way in which the homes are built, tho materials they are composed of, and 

 the silky secretions used as a cement being fully discussed. Tho species described 

 weve Phryganeit, graiidis, Limnephiltts pellucidus, L. rhonibicus, L. flavicornis, 

 L. liuiatiis, Anaholia nervosa, Molana angustata, Sericostoina, and Setodes, good 

 specimens of which were exhibited— all collected in the vicinity of Banbury 



