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EEPOET 1878. 



Of late, one of the main objects of the Station has been largely de- 

 veloped, viz., the supplying of animals for research, and for museum 

 specimens at a small cost to persons applying for them. 



The animals are procured and preserved by the staff at the Station, 

 and are sent off and charged for at the bare cost of the animals, plus the 

 cost of the preservation solutions. 



Since August 1, 1877, packages of specimens have been sent to forty- 

 nine different naturalists residing in various parts of the world. A list 

 is appended to this report, giving the names of those to whom the speci- 

 mens were sent, and also the nature of the specimens themselves. 



The scientific work of the Station is progressing well, as the following 

 list of monographs preparing for publication will show : — 



On Ctenophoridse By Dr. Chun. 



„ Balanoglossns „ Dr. Spengel. 



„ Sipunculoida? „ Dr. Spengel. 



„ CapitellicUe (Annelida) „ Dr. Eisig. 



„ C'aprellida; , „ Dr. Mayer. 



„ Pycnogonida; „ Dr Dohrn. 



„ Dr. Emery. 



„ Hyperidae „ Dr. Mayer. 



Also several algological monographs by Dr. Falkenberg, Dr. Schaiitz, 

 and Professor Solms-Laubach are nearly ready, besides many papers on 

 minor investigations, 



We hear that the monographs on Ctenophoridfe, by Dr. Chun, and 

 on Balanoglossns, by Dr. Spengel, are already in the press. 



We very much regret that no naturalists have availed themselves of 

 the use of the table engaged by the Association, and we would suggest 

 that members should endeavour to make it more widely known that 

 naturalists desirous of working at some group of animals may, with the 

 consent of the Committee, proceed to Naples, and there find every con- 

 venience for their work, including material and use of the steam launch 

 for dredging purposes, supplied to them free of all cost. 



Lastly, we very strongly urge the desirability of renewing the grant 

 of £75, as although, as we have shown, the Station is in a most prosperous 

 condition, still it can only remain so when liberally supported by public 

 bodies interested in the advancement of science. 



List of the Naturalists who have worked in the Station from 



August 1, 1877, to August 1, 1878. 



Prof. Th. Eimer, Tu- 

 bingen Table Wiirtemberg 18 August 1877 to 4 September 1877 



Dr. Bonnet, Munich ... „ Bavaria 20 ,, >, „ 4 „ „ 



Prof. Stendner, Halle „ Prussia 25 „ ,, „ 15 October „ 



Prof . His, Leipzig „ Saxony 7 September „ „ 27 September ,, 



Prof. Graf Salms-Lau- 



bach, Strasburg „ Strasburg 26 „ „ „ 24 October „ 



Dr. Taschenberg, Leip- 

 zig „ Saxony 3 November „ „ 28 June 187S 



Dr. P. Mayer, Liiden- 



scheidt „ Prussia 1 January 1878 „ 



Dr. Zincone, Naples ... „ Italy 1 „ ,, „ 



Dr. De la Valle, Naples „ Italy 1 January 1 878 „ — 



