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SPEING MEETING, 1895. 



The Spring Meeting was held on Tuesday, May 28th, at the 

 rooms of the Institution, Truro. 



The chair was taken by the President, Mr. J. D. Enys, F.G.S., 

 who delivered his address. The following papers were then 

 read : — 



" The Fauna of Falmouth Harbour for 1 894," by Mr. Eupert 

 Yallentin. 



" Further Killigrew MSS. relating to the Killigrew Pyramid 

 or Monument at Falmouth, and other matters," by Mr. Howard 

 Fox, F.G.S. 



" Bulbils and Gemmae," by Mr. F. H. Davey. 



" Basaltic Columns in West Devon," by Mr. T. Clark. 



"The Rude Stone Monuments of Cornwall," by Mr. E. N. 

 Worth, F.G.S. 



Mr. E. A. Wiinsch, F.G.S., gave an exposition of a new 

 method of nature printing discovered by himself. He said a 

 year ago he gave some particulars on the subject, but then it 

 was quite possible to take impressions of the under sides of the 

 leaves, but as to the upper sides it was entirely impractical and 

 unsuccessful. Since then, taking a hint from photographers, 

 and their refinements in the manipulation of gelatine, he had 

 succeeded in perfecting the process by means of which both sides 

 of the leaves could be printed perfectly successfully, as shewn 

 by specimens exhibited. On the primrose leaf the convolutions 

 were so produced that the fine lines which were hardly percepti- 

 ble in nature, came out well. He had quite recently hit upon 

 the process, and he hoped between this and July to be able to 

 show at the Falmouth Institution something more perfect. 



On the motion of Mr. J. G. Chilcott, seconded by Canon 

 Donaldson, a vote of thanks was passed to the authors of papers, 

 and donors to the museum and library. 



