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brow-antler 7^ inclies ; and tlie spread of the horns from point 

 to point 4 feet 1 inch. The tips of the cores on the Ox skull 

 are broken off ; stiU they show a spread of 2 feet, 6 inches. The 

 length of the skull is 1 foot 10 inches, and the girth of the core, 

 above the corrugations at the base, 12 inches. 



The President exhibited a Black-letter Bible, bearing on the 

 New Testament title-page to have been printed at London in 

 1583 by Christopher Barker. He stated that the volume, which 

 is in excellent preservation, at one time belonged to Dr. John 

 Barclay, the celebrated lecturer on Anatomy in Edinburgh ; and 

 that he had reason to believe it was the Bible used in the Church 

 of Crail, when Archbishop Sharp was minister of that Parish. 

 He also showed a copy of Maegillivray's Natural History of Dee- 

 side, a finely printed work, of which a limited number of copies 

 had been printed by command of the Queen, and presented to 

 public bodies and a few private individuals by the late Prince 

 Consort. Several volumes on Ornithology, and Botany, and 

 copies of Geological and Meteorological Eeports, issued by the 

 Government of New Zealand, under the editorial care of Dr. 

 Hector, Director of the Geological Survey in that country, were 

 laid on the table, in illustration of the enlightened zeal displayed 

 by the Colony in the promotion of Science. It would rejoice the 

 heart of every scientific man if the Government of this country 

 did as much in proportion to its resources for the promotion of 

 science as the Government of New Zealand. 



A box containing specimens of Fungi from the Pistol Planta- 

 tions, Blackadder, had been sent by post by Dr. Stuart, Chirn- 

 side, who was himself unable to be present. The specimens had 

 been considerably injured in transit, but were submitted to Mr 

 Paul, who identified the following : — 1. Agaricus laccatus, var. 

 ametht/sUnus ; 2. Ag.fascicularis ; 3. Ag. melleus ; 4. Leotia luhrica; 

 5. Fezi%a onotica ; 6. Cantharellus tub<Bformis. Dr. Stuart re- 

 ported that he had sent a collection from the same locality to Mr 

 Worthington G. Smith, F.L.S., who had detected among them, 

 1. ^ Agaricus maculatus, — a beautiful pure ivory -^hite mushroom, 

 supposed to be poisonous. It becomes spotted with blue when 

 decaying; 2. Ag. melleus; 3. Ag. laccatus \ 4. Ag. laccatus, 

 var. amethystinus ; 5. Ag. ceruginosus ; 6. Ag. hutyraceus ; 7. Ag. 

 strangulatus : 8. Ag. epipterygius ; 9. Rassula emetica ; 10. 

 Pezi%a leporina, a great rarity, found on two occasions, on sides 

 of ditches; 11. Leotia lubrica; 12. Marasmius peronatus ; 13. 



