496 [Proc. B.N.P.C, 



Slides of five varieties were shown, three of which were 

 found in Octoiber in Fermanagh. Next followed Pteris, two 

 slides of a new variety, Fteris Childsii, a form of great beauty. 

 The next group contained a large number of variations and 

 crossings of the lady ferns, most of them of great beauty. Then 

 followed some beautiful examples of the finer forms of 

 Scolopendrium, succeeded by groups of filmy ferns, Trichomanes, 

 Todea, and Hymenophyllum, remarkable for their elegance, the 

 fronds being very delicate and translucent ; next a large variety 

 of forms of Blechnum Spicant or the hard fern, many of which 

 have been found on the Mourne Mountains during the last two 

 years. Some very fine fronds of Lastrea in great variety showed 

 many points of great beauty. Next and last followed a very 

 large number of slides of Folystichum angulare, showing nearly 

 every kind of variation. 



The paper was criticised by Messrs. N. H. Foster, Wm. 

 Gray, Robert Patterson, W. J. C. Tomlinson, John Hamilton, 

 and, Mr. Phillips having replied, the meeting was brought to a 

 close. 



' LANTERN DISPLAY. 



The first Wednesday evening meeting took place in the 

 Museum, as usual, on 28th November, and was presided over by 

 Mr. W. J. FenneH, M.R.I. A., with whom originated the happy 

 thought of making these meetings serve a more useful purpose 

 by drawing the members together and introducing a series of 

 informal lecturettes illustrating the special studies of individual 

 members, as well as giving encouragement to the younger mem- 

 bers to take up some particular branch of science, and so' train- 

 ing them, as it were, to keep up the old traditions of the Club. 

 .These meetings proved sO' successful last Winter, thanks tO' the 

 energy and enthusiasm infused into the work by Mr. Fennell, 

 that the Committee decided tO' continue them this 

 Winter and to lead off with a lantern demonstration, 

 when a series of very beautiful slides were thrown 

 on the screen. The following subjects were dealt with,. 



