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exhibited had not any power to paralyze even a soft-skinned 

 animal like the Doris. Three times he placed the Doris among 

 the tentacles of the Anemone, and although it was grasped firmly 

 and held for a short time, yet on eacli occasion it succeeded in 

 making its escape without any apparent injury. 



EXCURSION. 



Wemyss Bay. — Mr. J, Harvie, in the course of his remarks, 

 mentioned that on the ariival of the excursion party at the sea- 

 side, the weather was found too rough for dredging operations to 

 be carried on with safety. The members then separated into two 

 divisions, one taking the shore and giving their attention to marine 

 zoology, the other attending to the botany of the district. Mr. A. 

 Watt found Eq uisetum telmateia. Specimens of Asplenium marinnm 

 were also found ; and a search was made for Osmunda regalis, 

 which formerly gi-ew near Skelmorlie, but it was found to be 

 rooted out. 



PAPER READ. 



Mr. S. Macdonald read a paper on " Home Entomology," illus- 

 trated by drawings. He attempted to show that numerous objects 

 for microscopic study were to be found in our rooms and cellars, 

 and in the gardens and outhouses attached to our dwellings. The 

 drawings were principally in illustration of the parts of the com- 

 mon house-fly. After the reading of the paper, the history of this 

 insect s:ave rise to a leno;thened discussion. 



24th June, 1873. 



Mr. J. Allan, Yice-Pr(;sident, in the chair. 



William Dickson, Esq., Underwood, Dunoon, was elected a 

 resident member. 



A copy of the " Transactions of the Berwickshire Naturalists' 

 Club" was presented to the Society by Mr. Dickson. 



exhibition of specimens. 



By Mr. J. Allan. — A number of mosses collected in Glen 

 Clova, among which was the rare and beautiful Tetraplodon 

 angustatus, found growing in dense tufts alone, or intermingled 

 with T. vinic 



