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December, 



These on germination divide into four cells in one plane giving rise to 

 the basal stratum from which the branched filaments spring. In West's 

 excellent work on " British and Freshwater "Algae," p. 39, there is a 

 portion of C. pygmaea figured showing monospores, and a portion of the 

 thallus of C. scotica from Cornwall, showing the pits in the transverse 

 walls X 400. In Rabenhorst's Flora Europaea Algarum, iii., p. 402, 

 1868, he notes. " In lignis vetustis irrigatis prope Clifton, Angliae 

 (Liepner) ; in Scotia legit beat Klotsch (herb. Berol.). " In Cook's 

 British and Fresh -water Algae seven species of Chantransia are included, 

 among them the subject of these notes of which he writes " We have no 

 knowledge of this species. The figure is reproduced from Kiitzing " 

 {Species Algarum 80, p. 922, Leipzig, 1849), who states that the plant 

 is found in Scotland, Adams in his Synopsis of Irish Algae {Proc. R. I. 

 Acad. Vol. xxvii.. Sect. B., No. 2, p. 36) notes C. scotica as having been 

 found in Ulster. Prof. G. S. West writes that this record refers to the 

 Gobbins, Co. Antrim, When tracing the geographical distribution of 

 this interesting plant the exhibitor was fortunate in having the assistance 

 of Miss M. C. Knowles of the Herbarium, National Museum, Dublin, and 

 Mr. Gepp, of the British Museum, London. 



W. F. GuNN exhibited a series of photo -micrographs of seeds for the 

 criticism of members. They were photographed by gas light, using a 

 low power objective and subsequently enlarging to ten and fifteen 

 diameters. In several cases the sculpturing of the testa or seed coat 

 showed up more distinctly on the prints, than when viewed under the 

 microscope at a similar magnification. 



R. Southern exhibited specimens of Ogma Murrayi, an interesting 

 Nematode worm recently described in the Reports of the Clare Island 

 Survey [Proc. R. Irish Acad., vol. xxxi,. Part 54, p. 65). 



ROYAL ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 



Recent gifts include a Hare from Mr. Allen Morgan and a pair of 

 Bantams from Mr. C. Bellingham, 



CORK NATURALISTS FIELD CLUB. 



June 23. — Excursion to Healy's Bridge. — A party of fourteen 

 travelled from Muskerry station to Healy's Bridge by 2,40 p,m. train. 

 The study of trees was the principal object of this excursion, and many 

 different species presented themselves, at the station and near the bridge, 

 as well as in the adjacent grounds of Kilcrenagh, which were visited by 

 permission of Mr. Eben Pike, D.L. ; the members were shown over the 

 green-houses. Some entered the Leemount grounds near the station, 

 and continued their investigation there, and by the wayside as they 

 walked homewards. D. L. Murphy conducted the party. 



July 14.- — Excursion to Castlemartyr.— A large party travelled to 

 Mogeely by 2.50 p.m. train and walked to Castlemartyr. By permission 

 of Captain Loftus P. Arnott, the members visited the Castlemartyr 



