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viz., Habenaria viridis, bifolia, conopsea, Orchis mascula, macu- 

 lata, latifolia, ericetorium and forms of the same. Other speci- 

 alities were Pilularia globidifera, Dianthus glaucus, Lithospermum 

 purpureo-coerideum, Rosa spinosissima. A collection of legumi- 

 nous fruits was kindly lent by Mr. T. E. Belcher. An assort- 

 ment of dried fungi by Mr. J. F. Rayner. 



By the Archaeological Section : — Reproductions of illuminated 

 MSS. belonging to the British Museum, by Mr. H. J. Ellis. 

 Coins of the Romano-British period, by Mr. W. G. Wallace. 



By the Physical Section : — Aniline dyes made in the labora- 

 tory of the College, intermediate products from coal, a selection 

 of dye-stuffs in powder form, by Miss Marcia Penrose. A 

 direct vision spectroscope, spectra of metals and Fraunhofer 

 lines, by Mr. Hubert Painter. Spectroscope absorption spectra 

 of photographic screens and certain solutions, Brownian move- 

 ments, liquefaction of ammonia gas by pressure, by Mr. A. J. 

 Tyrrell. 



By the various branches of the Geographical Association : — 

 Local surveys. The Bournemouth branch is undertaking local 

 surveys of the Bournemouth district, and a first contour map was 

 shown as a commencement of a series. Apparatus for teaching 

 practical geography in schools. By Mr. H. J. Waddington — 

 Living and mounted specimens of Culex and Anopheles found in 

 the immediate neighbourhood (under microscope). By Field 

 Marshal Lord Grenfell — Egyptians antiquities and Napo 1 eonic 

 relics. By Mr. W. Parkinson Curtis — Lepidoptera collected at 

 Bridport. By Mr. A. E. Webber — A collection of typical Lepi- 

 doptera, including several notable aberrations. By Mr. Ernest 

 Cooper; — Books showing the evolution of printing from the 15th 

 to the 20th centuries, including "The Golden Legend" printed 

 Caxton type, " Nuremberg Chronicle," specimen of Baskett 

 Bible; Ptolemy Atlas of 16th century; modern printing, includ- 

 ing Kelmscott and Vale Press. By Colonel Ranshaw — Examples 

 of the Prayer Book of the lay people in England, France, Italy, 

 Germany, Spain and Holland before 1531. By Mr. Heywood Sum- 

 mer — An 18th century map of the New Forest. 



Hung on the walls of the large hall : — A selection of Mr. 

 Day's historical pictures of Bournemouth. By Dr. F. G. Pen- 

 rose — Nature study colour photographs on Lumiere autochrome 

 plates. By Mr. Chas. Riddle — Prints and pictures of old Bourne- 

 mouth. By Mrs. Spencer Bower — Water colours of the New 

 Forest. Water colours TSy Miss Beatrice Parsons, lent by the 

 Deputy Mayor. Water colours, by Mr. H. Whitcome and the 

 late Mr. A. Bell, lent by the Corporation. Bromoils of Christ- 

 church, by Mr. R. Y. Banks. Old prints and photogaphs, lent 

 by Mr. James Druitt. The above mentioned exhibits were shown 

 in the large hall and the students' library. 



In the Society's Room at 3.30 p.m., Mr. C. H. Woodward 

 gave a display of heavy discharges from a large coil, various types 



