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that case attributed to micrococci. It was interesting to find that in 

 the case of the barley detailed in the paper that evening the colour 

 was due to a functus of a higher character than the micrococcus. 



The Rev. E. J. Holloway's letter was read, accompanying some 

 dried mud from the rain-water spouting of the church, which when 

 moistened showed a large number of orange coloured rotifers. The 

 colour, Mr. Holloway thought, might be due to lichen spores, which 

 fall into the gutter from the roof, and which can be seen in the di'ied 

 deposit. 



The Chairman said it would be interesting to examine whether the 

 orange colour was really in the tissues of the animals, or was acci- 

 dental, from their having taken in some colouring matter as Mr. 

 Holloway suggested. 



Mr. B. W. Thomas's letter was read in reference to 24 slides of 

 Diatomacete and sj^icules and statoblasts of fresh-water sponges 

 which he sent. Amongst the former were S. Niagarce from the 

 Niagara river, and P. deUcatulum, not marine, but from fresh water. 



The Conversazione was announced for the 2nd May. 



The following Instruments, Objects, &c., were exhibited: — 



Mr. Crisp: — (1) Bertrand's, (2) Fuess's, and (3) Nachet's Petro- 

 logical Microscopes, (4) Eollett's Polari-Spectro-Microscope. 



Eev. E. J. Holloway : — Eotifers in dried mud. 



Dr. Maddox :— Double Aeroscope. 



Mr. C. G. Matthews: — Specimens in illustration of his paper 

 on the Eed Mould of Barley. 



Messrs. M. Morris and G. C. Henderson : — Photomicrographs of 

 Ringworm Fungus. 



Mr. B. W. Thomas : — Diatomacese and Spicules and Statoblasts of 

 Fresh-water Sponges. 



Mr. J. W. Eeed : — Non-calcareous cystoliths in the Medullary 

 parenchyma of Goldfussia isojjhi/lla and calcareous cystoliths in cortex 

 of same (ante, p. 95). 



New Fellows : — The following were elected Ordinary Fellows : — 

 Messrs. E. E. Blundstone, F. E. Flintan, C. F. Holland, and D. S. 

 Kellicott, B.S., Ph.D. ; and as Ex-officio Fellow, the President for 

 the time being of the American Society of Microscopists. 



