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•something of the exquisite beauty of form and color of these inhab- 

 itants of the ocean. The following individuals were examined: Of 

 Infusoria, the Ceratium tripos and the Coelenterate colonies, the 

 Hydi-actinia, Clara, Clitea and Tubularia. The life cycle of the last 

 named, which she had made a particular study, was described. Of 

 the swimming medusae the Obelia, and Oceania, and some of the 

 large jelly fish, were shown. Of Echinoderms, the Asteria, with two 

 of its larval stages, an echinus, a Synapta with a mounted specimen 

 of the perforated plates and anchors, and the Cuvieria taken from a 

 depth of twenty fathoms were shown. 



KANSAS CITY MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



ON the 22d of October last, Dr. and Mrs. Tiffany of Kansas 

 City, Mo., held "an evening with the Microscope" at their 

 pleasant home on Tracey avenue. Between thirty and forty ladies 

 and gentlemen were present and with them were several good micro- 

 scopes. The programme for the evening was as follows: 



The Microscope, Flavel B. Tiffany, M. D.; Bacteria, E. R. 

 Hunter, M. D.; Microscopy, E. H. Griffith, F. R. M. S., Fairport, 

 N. Y.; Music, Prof. Krauss; Diatomaceae, Mrs. F. B. Tiffany; Who 

 Should Work with the Microscope, F. W. Westover, M. D., St. 

 Joseph, Mo.; The Bacillus Song, Mr. Baston; Counting fat globules 

 in Milk ; "Awfully nice Philosophy;" Exhibition of Slides, 



Before adjournment it was decided to organize a microscopical 

 society, and a committee consisting of Drs. Elston, Dannaker and 

 Tiffany, was appointed to draft a constitution and by-laws to be pre- 

 sented at the next meeting, two weeks from date, at the residence of 

 Dr. Tiffany. S. O. Day. 



SAN FRANCISCO MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



THE regular meeting of this society was held at its rooms 

 October 27th, 1886, President Mouser in the chair. The report 

 of the committee on the annual reception was read and adopted. In 

 commenting thereon, Dr. H. H. Harkness said that the exhibition 

 was unsurpassed in three respects, — -the quality of the instruments 

 used, skill in illumination, and selection of objects shown. 



Numerous additions were made to the Society's library. 



Dr. Mouser exhibited a new Zeiss microscope, constructed for 

 biological research. With the instruments, besides others, were two 

 of the recently perfected Apochromatic lenses, of -jV inch and Jg 

 inch focal distance. 



