SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS AT MEETINGS. be 
The second meeting of the Society was held at Univer- 
sity College on Friday, 13th November, 1891, Professor 
Herdman, Vice-President, in the chair. 
1. Mr. A. E. Ewart exhibited and briefly described some 
Botanical Models, recently acquired by the 
Botanical Department of University College. 
2. Mr. G. H. Morton, F.G.S., described the structure 
and arrangement of some Paleozoic Sponge Spic- 
ules. 
3. Mr. H. C. Beasley exhibited with remarks some insect 
larve (Tribolum ferrugineum) found in a cargo 
of rice. 
4. Mr F. Archer, B.A., exhibited a collection of shells 
from the coast of California. 
5. Other exhibits included a gigantic specimen of a puff- 
ball of the genus Lycoperdon, and a large wasp’s 
nest built between the beams of a house at 
Aigburth. 
6. Prof. G. B. Howes, of the Royal College of Science, 
South Kensington, delivered an address ‘‘ In de- 
fence of the Marsipobranchs ”’ (see ‘‘ Transactions,” 
p. 122). It was illustrated by specimens, dissec- 
tions and diagrams. 
A vote of thanks was proposed to Prof. Howes 
by Prof. Herdman, seconded by Mr. Lomas, and 
carried unanimously. 
The third meeting of the Society was held at University 
College on Friday, 11th December, 1891, Mr. T. J. Moore, 
President, in the chair. 
1. Exhibition of Botanical Models and Tropical Plants 
(Pistia, Cephalotus, Sarracenia, &c.) by Mr. R. J. 
Harvey Gibson, M.A., F.L.S. 
2. Note on Swtherlandia frutescens from South Africa 
by Mr. R. J. Harvey Gibson, M.A., F.L.S. 
