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before them, though he agreed with her as to the attribution of her 

 specimens. 



Mr. Watson said that personally he thought it was most probably the 

 fructification of a true Fern, probably a Pecopteris, but at present there 

 was no evidence at all to show whence it came. 



The President thought the Society had been fortunate in having not 

 only so interesting a paper as Mr. Watson's, but also one which had 

 brought out such valuable remarks from authorities on the subject. 



Dr. Hebb gave notice, on behalf of the Council, that at the next 

 Meeting a motion would be made for the purpose of suspending By- 

 law No. 36, so as to enable Dr. Scott to be elected President of the 

 Society for a third year. 



Nominations for Council and Officers of the Society, to be submitted 

 for election at the next Meeting, were then made, and Mr. J. M. Allen 

 was appointed an Auditor on behalf of the Council. 



Mr. C. L. Curties was then proposed by Mr. Marshall, seconded by 

 Mr. Taverner, and unanimously elected Auditor on behalf of the Fellows 

 of the Society. 



Notice was given that the rooms of the Society would be closed from 

 December 23 to January 1. 



The following Objects, etc., were exhibited :— 

 The Society : — Slides mounted by Andrew Pritchard, 7 of Scales and 

 Hairs, and 15 various objects mounted in balsam. 



Mr. J. Rheinberg : — A series of 20 photographs of Diatoms taken by 

 Dr. Kohler with the Zeiss apparatus for photomicrography with ultra- 

 violet light. 



Mr. D. M. S. Watson : — Transverse section of Cyathotrachus altas 

 sp. n. from the Lower Coal Measures of Shore, and Lantern Slides in 

 illustration of his paper. 



