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been developed from larval forms of the latter ; though he found a difficulty 

 in dealing with the segmentation, this being so profoundly modified and 

 in some cases lost. The paper was criticised by Mr. A. D. Michael, 

 Mr. Breeze, and Prof. G. B. Howes, all of whom, while testifying to the 

 ingenuity of Mr. Bernard's reasoning, considered that there was hardly as 

 yet sufficient evidence to justify the acceptance of his conclusions. 



May 5. — Prof. Stewart, President, in the chair. 



Messrs. Ernest Galpin and Henry Groves were admitted, and the 

 following were elected : — Messrs. C. A. Barber, F. Enock, and Henry 

 Power; and, as Foreign Members, Professors Goebel, Liitken, Farlow, 

 and Karl Mobius. 



On behalf of Mr. Holt, Prof. G. B. Howes exhibited and made remarks 

 on a very interesting collection of the metamorphosing larvae of Flat-fish. 



Mr. Curtis showed a photograph of sections of the Silver and Douglas 

 firs, illustrating the relative rate of growth in trees of the same age growing 

 in the same soil, and under similar conditions in all respects, the diameter 

 of the one (A. Douglasii) being double that of the other. 



Mr. George Murray exhibited spirit specimens of Ascothamnion intri- 

 catum, an organism described as a siphoneous Alga, but ascertained to be 

 identical with an animal — namely, Zoobotryon pellucidum, Ehrenberg. 

 He also exhibited two specimens of a palm, Thrinax Morrisii, Wright, 

 peculiar to Anguilla in the Leeward Islands, and made some remarks as to 

 the results of the recent cryptogamic collections made by Mr. W. R. Elliott 

 for the West India Committee. 



Mr. Holmes exhibited and made some observations on an abnormal 

 development of the calyx in a primrose. 



The President exhibited and explained a collection of Lepidoptera, 

 containing several examples of mimicry between protected forms. 



On behalf of Dr. J. Miiller, Mr. Thiselton Dyer communicated a paper 

 entitled " Lichenes Epiphylli Spruceani." 



Mr. W. F. Kirby gave an abstract of a paper on the family Saturnida, 

 with descriptions of new species in the British Museum. 



In the absence of the author, Mr. W. Percy Sladen read a paper by the 

 Rev. Hilderic Friend, entitled " Observations on British Earthworms." 



The President announced that the Anniversary Meeting of the Society 

 would be held on May 24th, at 3 p.m. 





Zoological Society of London. 



April 5.— W. T. Blanford, Esq., F.R.S., F.Z.S., in the chair. 

 The Secretary read a report on the additions that had been made to 

 the Society's Menagerie during the month of March, 1892. 



