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failed to elucidate any particular point my excuse must be the short- 

 ness of time at my disposal, and the superabundance of material to 

 choose from. At all events, if I have not given you a complete 

 monograph of the Zoophytes, I trust I have interested you in the 

 subject, and that it may stimulate some to take up this interesting 

 branch of Zoology, which has been somewhat neglected in com- 

 parison with others. 



[Mr. West's paper was illustrated by a large number of lantern 

 slides.] 



