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showed two slides of diatoms sent him by Dr. Chase, America, 
one mounted in metallic silver and the other in Smith’s media, 
which, as a slide, was completely spoilt ty’ crystallization. 
12 OCTOBER, 18885. 
Mr. Peptey in the Chair. 
Mr. W. H. Lane presented a copy of the following work— 
“Pathological Mycology,” by Drs. Woodhead & Hare, of Edinburgh. 
e new high-angled and immersion condensers purchased for 
the stasis instruments were exhibit 
Mr. P y showed a slide of A. perme mounted in media, 
as Ficthebiceiaea by Dr. Morris. 
16 NOVEMBER, 1885. 
Mr. Pep ey in the Chair. 
Mr. Wacken exhibited a new portable microscope, by Baker, 
London 
Dr. Morris showed a slide of nreameeie taken from the intestines 
of a foal, a true pathological bacteria producing ulcers 2 in. 
diameter and eating through the eae mucous membrane. This 
complaint seems to be epidemic throughout the Colony, young 
foals only being affected, suffering from ‘Jassitude and dying 
exhaustion 
Dr. Morris exhibited slides of A. ieeeg Snir in tellu 
rium, thallium, chloride of tin, chloride of tin and chloride of 
thallium mixed. These media represent further inveltipheasiil in 
highly refractive mounting media, and the one last named was 
considered to excel the tellurium mount which Dr. Morris ex- 
hibited at the general meeting of the Society. 2 
14 DECEMBER, 1885. 
Mr. Proury in the Chair, 
r. Morris, in continuation of his investigation of highly = 
vahive mounting media, illustrated his latest and most s 
result by a slide mounted in a ine ae of bie Le and disulphide 
of arsenic, prepared as follow above — 
mentioned, add a small quantity S of bulk) of bined of mer- 
cury ; fuse on a slip of mica ; sublime on the te ae re-melt — 
on the cover-glass ; then mount in Canada balsa - 
r. Wricut exhibited several slides of A. porn mounted 
by Dr H. H. Chase, of Geneva, New York, the latest and most _ 
successful of his series bein mented’ in realgar. This slide was 
as ae 
dubius, met with however by Dr. Morris in gather- a 
ing rom he water of Po ort Jackson. eg 
