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 PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of Utii April, 1888, at King's College, Strand, W.C., 

 Prof. C. Stewart, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 14th March last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges and reprints) received 

 since the last meeting was submitted, and the thanks of the Society given 

 to the donors. 



Baker, H., Essai sur l'Histoire Naturelle du Polype ; traduit par From 



M. P. Demours. viii. and 359 pp. and 22 pis. (8vo, Paris, 

 1744) Mr. Crisp. 



Brown, R., Brief Account of Microscopical Observations on the 

 Particles contained in the Pollen of Plants. 1G pp. (8vo, 

 London, 1828) _ .. .. „ 



Bruguiere, J. G., L'Helminthologie, ou les Vers Infusoires, &c. 



viii. and 83 pp. and 95 pis. (4to, Paris, 1791) „ 



Butschli, O., Studien iiber die ersten Entwieklungsvorg'ange der 

 Eizelle, die Zelltlieilung und die Conjugation der Infusorien. 

 250 pp. and 15 pis. (4to, Frankfurt a. M., 1876) „ 



Ehrenberg, 0. G., Mikrogeologische Studien iiber das kleinste 

 Leben der Meeres-Tiefgriinde aller Zonen und dessen geolo- 

 gischen Einrluss. 266 pp. and 12 pis. (4to, Berlin, 1873).. „ 



Gluge, G., Pathologische Histologie. 77 pp. and 11 pis. (4to, 



Jena, 1850) „ 



Haeckel, E., Das System der Medusen. Erster Theil. x. and 

 360 pp. and 40 pis. (4to, Jena, 1879) 



Hertwig, R., Zur Histologie der Radiolarien. Untersuchung iiber 

 den Bau und die Entwicklung der Sphaerozoiden und 

 Thalassicolliden. 91 pp. and 5 pis. (4to, Leipzig, 1876) .. „ 



Jurine, L., Histoire des Monocles, qui se trouvent aux environs 

 de Geneve, xvi. and 258 pp. and 22 pis. (4to, Geneve, 

 1820) 



Lardner, D., Optics. Handbook of Natural Philosophy, xvi. and 



432 pp. and 289 figs. (8vo, London, 1856) „ 



Laurent, P., Etudes Physiologiques sur les Animalcules des In- 

 fusions Ve'getales, compare's aux organes elementaires des 

 Ve'ge'taux. 2 vols. (4to, Nancy, 1854-58) „ 



Leydig, F., Naturgeschichte der Daphniden (Crustacea Clado- 



cera). 252 pp. and 10 pis. (4to, Tubingen, 1860) .... „ 



Liljeborg, W., De Crustaceis ex Ordinibus Tribus : Cladocera, 

 Ostracoda et Copepoda, in Scania occurrentibus. xv. and 

 222 pp. and 26 pis. (8vo, Lund, 1853) „ 



Pallas, P. S., Elenchus Zoophytorum. 451 pp. (8vo, Hagsa j 



Comitum, 1766) >, 



Roumeguere, C, Cryptogamie Illustre'e, ou Histoire des Families 

 Naturelles des Plantes Acotyle'dones d'Europe. Famille des 

 Lichens. 73 pp. and 187 figs. (4 to, Paris, 1868) .... „ 



„ „ Famille des Champignons. 164 pp. and 567 

 figs. (4to, Paris, 1870) „ 



Slides of Aulacodiscus orientalis and Biddulphia echinata n. sp. . . Mr. Kitton. 



Photomicrographs (12) Mr. J. B. Shearer. 



Mr. Crisp said that he had received a letter from the President, in 

 which he expressed the groat regret which he felt at being still obliged 

 to remain at home, the accident to his knee necessitating his confinement 

 to one floor of his house. 



