NOTICES OF MEETINGS. 193 
NORTHERN SOCIETIES. 
BOLTON Microscopicat Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. W. Rideout. Meets on Friday 
evening once in each month. 
CHESTER Naturat ScIeNcE AssocratTion. Hon. Sec. of Microscopical Section : 
Mr. J. D. Siddall. 
DONCASTER Mrcroscoricat Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. M. H. Stiles. Meets 
twice in each month. 
HALIFAX. A Private Society. Members meet at each others houses. 
LEEDS. No Microscopical Society in existence. 
LIVERPOOL Mrcroscopicat Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. I. C. Thompson. Meets 
First Friday in each month. 
MANCHESTER MicroscopicaL Society. Hon: Sec.: Mr. C. L. Cooke. Meets 
First Thursday in each month. 
MANCHESTER Cryproegamic Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. Thos. Rogers. Meets 
Third Monday in each month, at Old Town Hall, King Street. 
MANCHESTER ScIENCE AssocrATION. Hon. Sec.: Mr. J. Percival Yates. Meetings 
Second and Fourth Tuesday in each month. 
NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE. Nort oF ENGLAND MicroscopicaL Society. Hon. 
Sec.: Mr. M. H. Robson. Meets Second Wednesday in each month. 
NOTTINGHAM LiIvrERARY AND PHILOSOPHICAL Society. Natural Science Section 
hold meetings eee on Wednesdays. Hon. Sec.: Mr. A. H. Scott 
White, M. A. 
OLDHAM aenecneret Society. Hon. Sec.: Mr. Charles Walters. Meets on the 
Third Thursday of each month, in the Club-room of the Lyceum. 
ROCHDALE AND WHITWORTH Microscopicat Society. Hon, Sec., Mr. I. 
Renshaw, L.D.S.R.C.S 
SHEFFIELD. No Maeeeceaeterl Society in existence. 
NOTICES OF MEETINGS. 
MANCHESTER CRYPTOGAMIC SOCIETY.—The usual monthly meet- 
ing of the Society was held at the Old Town Hall, Monday, June 2oth. Capt. 
Cunliffe, V.P., presided in the absence of Dr. Carrington, who was absent 
through physical indisposition. Mr. W. H. Pearson exhibited several rare 
hepatics. Gymnomitrium crassifolium, found by Mr. West on Ben Nevis ; 
Jungermannia saxicola, from Glyder Vawr, found by himself; and an abund- 
ance of fruiting specimens of Mardia alpina, collected by himself and Mr. 
Stubler on Bowfell this month. According to Dr. Gottsche this species has 
not hitherto been found in perfect fruit. 
Mr. Cunliffe exhibited specimens of that critical and rare moss Gymzosto- 
mun squarrosum, which it is interesting to note as having been found near his 
home at Handforth, and also fine specimens of Pleuridium alternifolium from 
Styal, Zygodon conordeus from Barmouth was also amongst the mosses exhibited 
by Mr. Cunliffe. 
Mr. Cush gave a description of a recent excursion to Wharfedale, and des- 
cribed the finding of such rarities as Hxcalypta streptocarvpa in fruit, and an 
abundance of Zetraphis pellucida and Orthodontium gracile in the same con- 
dition. 
The rest of the evening was spent in examining a splendid collection of mosses 
which had been collected by Dr. Schimper, and which was lately presented to 
the Free Library by the executors of the late John Windsor. The members 
were delighted with the fine specimens of rare species which the collection con- 
