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illustrating growth of Himanthalia lorea or Sea Strap ; J. H. 

 Davies, a brick covered with a rare moss, Weisia calcarea ; G. 

 Donaldson, plants of North America (from Compositae) ; W. 

 (Gray, M.R.I. A., microscopical sections of plants; W. H. 

 Phillips, varieties of Polystichum angulare; R. LI. Praeger, 

 B.E., some rare plants collected last season in Clare, Mayo, 

 Leitrim, Cavan, and Monaghan ; J. Strachan, specimens of 

 Fungus, Peziza adae; Rev. C. H. Waddell, B.D., mosses and 

 liverworts from Co. Down. 



Geology. — ^R. Bell, liassic fossils ; C. Bulla, ores and 

 minerals from, Laxey mines, rocks from Carlingford ; G. C. 

 Gough, various limestones under the microscope, fossils, 

 minerals, &c. ; J. L. S. Jackson, lepidodendron ; De Witt 

 Hinch, shells from high level glacial beds, Co. Dublin; J. 

 Strachan, dendrites and micro-crystals. 



Zoology. — S. S. Fausset, tropical bird-skins from Australia ; 

 Rev. G. Foster, collection of Irish butterflies and moths made 

 during past season; N. H. Foster, M.B.O.U., down from nests 

 of anatidas (12 species); W. H. Gallway, snakes from Singa- 

 pore, mongoose ; W. A. Green, badger and stoat mounted by 

 exhibitor, butterflies and moths ; J. N. Milne, land and fresh- 

 water shells, moths ; H. L. Orr, butterflies, moths, beetles, and 

 shells ; Miss Steele, marine shells from Malahide ; A. W. 

 Stelfox, land and fresh-water mollusca from W. Donegal ; 

 Professor Gregg Wilson, D.Sc, living marine animals, micro- 

 scopic preparations ; R. Welch, M.R.I.A., land and fresh- 

 water mollusca, arid carinated buccinum undatum ; J. 

 Wright, F.G.S., foraminifera from, Rockport, Belfast Lough. 



Miscellaneous. — Thomas Brown, amethysts from Achill 

 Island, mounted and unmounted ; Ballycastle Toy Industry, 

 toys, &c., made by peasant children ; R. A. Dawson, A.R.C.A. 

 (Lond.), specimens of clay and gypsum from Co. Antrim, and 

 specimens of simple pottery suitable for local industrial develop- 

 ment ; F. C. Forth, A.R.C.Sc.L, meteorological charts, model 

 of tubular bridge at Gobbins ; C. Hilland (of Dundalk), punch 

 bowl of Dundalk Volunteers, 1782 ; J. L. S. Jackson, old wooden 

 water pipes recently dug up in Donegall Street ; Mrs. Letts, 



