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Mr. F. Noad Clark exhibited flowers and a fruit of the 

 strawberry tree {Arbutus unedo), picked a few days before in 

 Gloucestershire. Mr. Step remarked that the fruit took 

 twelve months to perfect after the flower, hence the appear- 

 ance of flowers and fruit at the same time. Mr. Clark also 

 exhibited a photograph of the teazel. 



Mr. West exhibited a short series of Sitones griseus from 

 Oxshott, where it was common on broom. At Yarmouth he 

 had met with it at the roots of grass. Mr. Turner noted 

 that he had taken the species at Woking on broom, and that 

 it was more commonly taken near the coast; but very few 

 inland localities being known. 



Mr. Step exhibited two species of fungus from Ashtead, 

 Hcllvella lacnnosa, and Xylavia hypoxylon, the candle-snuff 

 fungus. On behalf of Mr. Carr, he also showed specimens 

 of HypJioloum epixanthus. 



Mr. Dennis exhibited a number of lantern slides, consisting 

 of studies of flowers and foliage, and of illustrations of the 

 geological formations in N. Wales, near Snowdon. 



Mr. Goulton exhibited lantern slides of lepidopterous 

 larvae and ova, and a few studies of orchids. 



Mr. Main exhibited numerous lantern slides of lepido- 

 pterous larvae, imagines, and pupae. 



Mr. Tonge exhibited lantern slides of lepidopterous ova, 

 larvai, imagines, and pupae. 



Mr. West (Streatham) exhibited lantern slides of a large 

 number of diatoms, and a few studies of flowers. 



It was suggested by the President that members exhibiting 

 slides of ova and larvae of Lepidoptera should make prints 

 of their chief exhibits, and give them to the Society towards 

 the formation of an album for future reference. 



NOVEMBER 26th, 1903. 



The President in the Chair. 



The evening was devoted to an exhibition of varieties, 

 special forms, and notable captures in all orders. 



Mr. J. A. Clark exhibited a gynandromorphous specimen 

 oi Cyauiris argiulus, taken in Yorkshire in May, 1903. The 

 left side wings were female and the right side were male in 

 coloration. He also showed a uniformly smoky example of 

 Ligdia adustata, taken at Bexley in March, 1903. 



Mr. Chittenden exhibited the following forms and varieties : 



