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and the Blastophaga could not breed without the other. Some 

 species of Ficus may have their own kind of insect, but some- 

 times two or three kinds are found in the same species of fig. 



A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr. Brown for his 

 interesting address. 



The Secretary announced that there would be an informal 

 "Gossip" Meeting on October 22nd from 7 p.m., and that the 

 next Ordinary Meeting would be held on Tuesday, November 12th, 

 at 7.30 p.m., when, in addition to some short communications, 

 Mr. A. E. Hilton would read a paper on " Observations on 

 Capillitia of Mycetozoa." 



At the 537th Ordinary Meeting of the Club, held on Novem 

 ber 12th, 1918, Mr. D. J. Scourfield, F.Z.S., F.E.M.S., Vice- 

 President, in the chair, the minutes of the meeting held on 

 October 8th were read and confirmed. 



Messrs. Alan Faraday Campbell Pollard, Hy. Geo. Chislett, 

 H. Bertram Harding, Fredk. Harold Dupre, Wm. Edward 

 Rumsey, Walter Geo. Busbridge, Walter Joseph Magenis and 

 Alfred Jas. Butler were balloted for and duly elected members 

 of the Club ; six nomination forms were read for the first time. 



The Secretary announced that there would be a Gossip Meeting 

 on November 26th, and that the next Ordinary Meeting would 

 be held on December 10th, when there would be a paper by 

 Mr. T. E. Wallis on "The Use of Amylic Alcohol and 

 Sandarac in Microscopy " and a note by Mr. Morley Jones on 

 " A Method of Mounting the Heads of Male Gnats." 

 ■ The Chairman announced that Mr. Julius Rheinberg had 

 presented to the club a set of scales and eyepiece micrometers. 

 Most of the scales and micrometers are made by a method in 

 which a photographically deposited metal is burnt into the 

 surface of the glass, thereby making the rulings practically 

 indestructible ; not only are the lines beautifully clear and 

 sharp, but the divisions are exceedingly accurate. Mr. E. D. 

 Evens also presented twelve slides, and those who have seen 

 Mr. Evens's preparations will know what a valuable addition he 

 has made to the Club's cabinet. The thanks of the Club were 

 accorded to both these donors. 



The Chairman then called upon Mr. A. E. Hilton to read 

 his paper, " Observations on Capillitia of Mycetozoa." 



