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PEOCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 



Meeting of 13th December, 1882, at King's College, Strand,W.C., 

 James Glaishee, Esq., F.E.S., in the Chaie. 



The Minutes of the meeting of 8tli November last were read and 

 confirmed, and were signed by the Chairman. 



The List of Donations (exclusive of exchanges) received since 



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



to the donors. 



From 



Schulze, F. E. — Ueber den Bau und die Entwickeliing von 

 Cordylophora lacustris (AUman). 52 pp., 6 pis. (4to. 

 Leipzig, 1871.) 



Rabenhorst, L. — Beitrage zur naheren Kenntniss und Verbrei- 

 tung der Algen. Hefts 1 and 2. 30 and 40 pp., 7 and 5 

 pis. (4to. Leipzig, 1863-5.) 



Wallich, G-. C— The North-Atlantic Sea-bed. Parti. 106 pp., 

 map, and 6 pis. (4to. London, 1862.) 



Kranse, C. F. T. and W. — Handbuch der Menschlichen Ana- 

 tomie, Naclitrage zur Allgemeinen und Microscopischen 

 Anatomie. viii and 170 pp., 81 figs., and 1 pi. (8vo. 

 Hannover, 1881.) 



Rossmassler, E. A. — Das Siiswasser- Aquarium. 3rd ed. 

 96 pp., 53 figs., and 1 pi. (8vo. Leipzig, 1875.) 



Zaddach, E. G. — De Apodis Cancriformis. viii and 76 pp. and 

 4 pis. (4to. Bonnse, 1841). 



Various reprints, including Milne Edwards' ' Ascidies com- 

 posees,' 1839 (110 pp. and 8 pis.) ; Reichert's ' Zoobotnjon 

 pellucidus,' 1870 (106 pp. and 6 pis.) ; Dodel's ' Ulothrix 

 zonata,' 1876 (136 pp. and 8 pis.) ; Dumortier and Van 

 Beneden's ' Polypes compose's d'eau douce,' 1850 (96 pp. 

 and 6 pis.) ; Zopf's ' Conidienfriichte von Fumago,' 1878 

 (75 pp. and 8 pis.); Cohu's ' Untersuchungen iiber die 

 Entwickelungsgesehichte der Mikroskopischen Algen und 

 Pilze,' i. (156 pp. and 6 pis.); MuUer's 'Classification 

 des Lichens,' 1862 (95 pp. and 3 pis.); De Bary and 

 Woronin's ' Morphologic und Physiologic der Pilze,' 1864- 

 70, Parts 1-3, 96, 43, 36 and 95 pp., 6, 8, 6 and 6 pis. ; 

 Mobiiis's ^ Eozoon Canadense ' (20 pp. and 18 pis.); 

 Gravenhorst's ' Inf usorienwelt,' 1832 (66 pp. and 1 pi.) ; 

 Brefeld's ' Empusa muscce and £. radicans,' 1871 (50 pp. and 

 4 pis.) ; and 12 others Mr. Crisp. 



■ The Chairman gave notice that the next meeting would be made 

 special for the purpose of admitting of the nomination of Prof. P. 

 Martin Duncan as President for a third year in succession, a proposal 

 which he felt sure would be received with entire satisfaction. 



Mr. Gr. F. Dowdeswell read a paper on " A Minute Form of 

 Parasitical Protophyte " (see p. 26), descriptive of a section, exhibited 



