lxx. Microscopical and Natural History Section 



Annual Report of the Council of the Microscopical 

 and Natural History Section. 



The Session 1896-97 has been a successful one, due 

 to the large number of interesting papers and exhibits 

 submitted both by members and friends. In especial is to 

 be noted a large collection of Arctic plants from the Franz 

 Josef's Land Archipelago, lent by Mr. A. C. Harms- 

 worth, supplemented by collections of Mr. Melvill and 

 Mr. Rogers ; an important paper with exhibits of certain 

 Coal Measure Plants (Lagenostoma) by Mr. Butterworth, of 

 Shaw, and collections of insects by Messrs. P. H. Schill 

 and B. H. Crabtree (Parnassius and Clearwings). 



Two voluminous papers, with exhibits of new species of 

 Oriental Hymenoptera, were contributed by Mr. Peter 

 Cameron, and a large collection of beetles was shown by 

 Mr. C. H. Schill. Other papers and exhibits have been 

 contributed by Messrs. Coward, Melvill, Rogers, Scow- 

 croft, Stirrup, and Hyde. 



At the commencement of the Session Mr. Mark 

 Stirrup, F.G.S., was elected President, and Mr. Oldham 

 Treasurer, in place of Mr. Bailey and Mr. Stirrup. One 

 resignation (Prof. Weiss) has been received. 



The Section now consists of 16 Members: Messrs. J. J. 

 Ashworth ; Charles Bailey, F.L.S. ; J. Boyd ; G. H. 

 Broadbent, M.R.C.S. ; H. Brogden ; A. Brown, M.A., 

 M.D. ; Ed. Coward, J. P., M.Inst.C.E. ; R. E. Cunliffe; 

 H. C. Dent, F.L.S. ; C. J. Heywood ; A. Hodgkinson, 

 M.B., B.Sc. ; W. E. Hoyle, M.A., M.Sc, M.R.C.S. ; 

 J. Cosmo Melvill, M.A., F.L.S. ; F. Nicholson, F.Z.S. ; 

 C. H. Schill; M. Stirrup, F.G.S. ; and 11 Associates: 

 Messrs. J. F. Allen; W. Blackburn, F. R. M.S. ; 

 P. Cameron; T. A. Coward; P. Cunliffe; H. Hyde; 

 C. Oldham; Th. Rogers; W. R. Scowcroft ; T. Sington ; 

 J. Watson. 



