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ployed, and enumerated the appliances necessary to ensure 

 success. x\t tlie conclusion tlie members evinced their appre- 

 ciation by long and continued applause. 



Mr. H. C. Mais, C.E., brought for examination a number of 

 microscopic slides received from America, for which purpose 

 Mr. F. Wheeler had kindly lent a number of Armstrong 

 microscopes. 



Seventh Eyeninci Meeting — Tl^esdat, October 21, 1884. 



A considerable number of members were in attendance, 

 Mr. W. Howchin, F.G.S., in the chair. Prof. E. Tate, F.G-.S.. 

 delivered a lecture on the " Jaws and Tongues of Snails," iu 

 which he explained their very curious structure, illustrating 

 the subject by diagrams, and by the aid of some fresh specimens 

 showed how to dissect the organs for microscopical examina- 

 tion. Eef erring to the common black slug (Limax maximus), 

 he said it was possessed of the extraordinary number of 28,960 

 teeth. 



At the close of the lecture, which was listened to with great 

 interest, the Chairman announced that the annual meeting 

 would be held at the present meeting instead of on the 

 28th, as had been advertised, when the following report was 

 read by the Hon. Secretary : — 



Annual Eeport. 

 The Field Naturalists' Section of the Eoyal Society was 

 inaugurated at a meeting held on November the 13th, 1883, 

 and the following officers were elected to control its affairs : — 



CHAIRMAN : 



Professor Tate, F.O.S., F.L.S. 

 vice-chairmen : 

 Mr. H. T. AVhittell, M.D., F.E.M.S. 

 Mr. AV. Howchin, F.G-.S. 



C0]N[MITTEE : 



Mr. W. L. Cleland, M.B., F.E.M.S. 



" H. Dean 



" V^. Haacke, Ph D. 



" G. F. Hussey 



" A. Molineux 



" W. H. Selway, jun. 



" J. G. 0. Tepper, F.L.S. 



TREASURER : 



Mr. Geo. Collis, jun. 



HON. SECRETARY : 



Mr. ^V. E. Pickels, F.E.M.S. 



