xxvi. Proceedings. [February 15th, 1897. 



Mr. Chorlton described a swarm of minute dung- 

 beetles which, at King Arthur's Castle, last summer, com- 

 pelled his party to leave the peninsula on which the castle 

 stands. They had, even then, difficulty in getting rid of 

 the beetles from their hair and clothing. 



[Microscopical and Natural History Section.} 



Ordinary Meeting, February 15th, 1897. 



John Boyd, Vice-President of the Section, in the Chair. 



Mr. John Butterworth, of Shaw, read a paper on 

 " Some further investigation of Fossil Seeds of the 

 genus Lagenostoma (Williamson) from the Lower 

 Coal Measures, Oldham," and illustrated it with a 

 large number of specimens, microscopic sections, and 

 photographs'. 



Mr. Butterworth also described his method of 

 obtaining several photographs from the same specimen 

 by successive grindings and polishing. 



