CONTENTS. 



Tbansactions of the Society — 



PAGB 



I. — Further Notes on British Oribatidse. By A, D. Michael, 



F.L.S., F.E.M.S. (Plates I. aud II.) Parti 1 



II. — A New Growing or Circulation Slide. By T. Charters 



White, M.K.G.S., F.E.M.S. (Fig. 1) „ 19 



III.— On a Hot or Cold Stage for the Microscope. By W. H. 



Symons, F.K.M.S., F.C.S. (Fig. 2) „ 21 



IV.— The President's Address. By Prof. P. Martin Duncan, M.B. 



Lond., F.R.S., &c • Part 2 145 



V. — On Mounting Objects in Phosphorus, and in a Solution of 

 Biniodide of Mercury and Iodide of Potassium. By John 

 Ware Stephenson, Vice-President E.M.S., F.R.A.S. .. „ 163 



VI. — On the Threads of Spiders' Webs. By John Anthony, 



M.D., F.R.M.S., &c „ 170 



VII. — Note on the Spicules found in the Ambulacral Tubes of 

 the Regular Echinoidea. By Professor F. Jeffrey Bell, 

 M.A., F.R.M.S. (Plate V.) Part 3 297 



VIII. — The Relation of Aperture and Power in the Microscope. 



By Professor Abbe, Hon. F.R.M.S „ 300 



IX. — The Bacteria of Davaine's Septicaemia. By G. F. Dowdes- 



well, M.A., F.R.M.S., F.O.S., &c „ 310 



X. — On some Micro- Organisms from Rainwater-Ice, and Hail. 



By R. L. Maddox, M.D., Hon. F.R.M.S., &c Part 4 449 



XI. — The Relation of Aperture and Power in the Microscope 



(^continued). By Professor Abbe, Hon. F.E.M.S „ 460 



XII. — Description of a Simple Plan of Imbedding Tissues, for 

 Microtome Cutting, in Semi-pulped Unglazed Printing 

 Paper. By B. Wills Richardson, F.R.C.S.I., Vice-Pres. 

 University of Dublin Biological Association „ 474 



XIII. — Note on the Rev. G. L. Mills' Paper on Diatoms in 



Peruvian Guano. By F. Kitton, Hon. F.R.M.S .. .. „ 476 



XIV.— Plant-Crystals. By Dr. Aser Poli. (Plate VI.) .. .. Part 5 597 



XV. — On some Organisms found in the Excrement of the Domestic 

 Goat and the Gcose. By R. L. Maddox, M.D., Hon. 

 F.R.M.S. (Plate VII.) Parte 749 



XVI. — A Further Improvement in the Groves-Williams Ether 

 Freezing Microtome. By J. W. Groves, F.R.M.S. (Fig 

 146) „ 755 



