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exhibited, in illustration, slides of the following species collected by him 

 during the past season : — Lemania fluviatilis, and JSfostoc verrucosum 

 (R. Frome, Somerset), Batrachospermum moniliforme (fr) (Swinefleet 

 Warping Drain), Viva crispa (Whitby), U. bullosa, Enteromorpha intesti- 

 nilis, Closterinm rostratum, and Oscillatoria nigra, from Goole ; Clado- 

 p\ora glomerata, from Conisborough, Conferva capillaris, and Fragilaria 

 virescens, from Shipley ; Drapernaldia plumosa, from Wetherby ; Volvox 

 globata, from Howden ; and Frotococcus nivalis—the celebrated red snow 

 plant — from the Aletsch glacier, Switzerland. The specimens were 

 mostly mounted in glycerine, by Hautzch's evaporation method, which 

 Dr. Parsons had found to answer well. 



HuDDBRSFiELD SCIENTIFIC Club. — Meeting October 12th, Mr. C. P. 

 Hobkirk, president, in the chair. — Mr. S. L. Mosley said the insect 

 exhibited by him at the last meeting as Psylla mail was not that species, 

 but had been determined for him by Mr. John Scott as P. peregrina — a 

 very recently discovered species. Mr. Mosley exhibited preserved larva 

 o: Vanessa C-alhum from Leominster ; he also recorded the occurrence of 

 the rare spider, Epeira scalaris, from Wharncliife. Mr. G. T. Porritt 

 e .hibited Pcerophorus acanthodactylus from Berry Brow, entirely new to 

 the district ; also specimens of Melia antlla, taken by Mr. W. H. Tug well 

 a' Deal, in August last. The president and secretary exhibited a new 

 •'Histological Student's Microscope," recently constructed by Mr. Charles 

 Collins, of London (price £5 10s.), which gave great satisfaction as a 

 really good working instrument. Mr. Brook also explained a new and 

 very satisfactory method of dry mounting with shellac (discovered 

 accidentally by himself). Mr. Dore presented a specimen of the Colorado 

 beetle {DolypJiom decemlineata). A very interesting paper was then read 

 by Mr. G. T. Porritt, on " A Collecting Expedition in the 'New Forest." 



Leeds Naturalists' Club and Scientific Association. — 264th 

 meeting, Sept. 25th, the president, Mr. James Abbott, in the chair. — 

 Paper read, *' Ozone, ".with original experiments, by Mr. Thos. Fairley, 

 F P.S.E., F.GS., Leeds Borough Analyst. 



265th Meeting, October 2nd, Mr. John Grassham, V.P., in the chair. 

 — A specimen of Acherontia Apropos, taken at Yeadon by Mr. Ernest E. 

 Slater, was presented to the collection. On behalf of Mr. A. Peckett 

 Taylor was exhibited Sirex gigas (male) from Mapplewell, near Barnsley, 

 and other hymen^optera. Mr. Charles Smethurst showed Bphinx convol- 

 vuli from Rothwell Haigh, the specimen of Colias Ediisa from Arthington 

 Bank he previously showed alive, some A_merican insects, and a specimen 

 of C'ucullia asteris, bred from Kentish larvse ; slides of mosses by Mr. F. 

 Emsley ; plants and fossils by Mr. S. Scholefield ; various insects by Mr. 

 H, Crowther. On behalf of Lieut-Col. Child were shown living specimens 

 of very young blindworms {A7igais fragiVs). which he has successfully 

 reared from the egg ; also living spec" mens of the animal fall-grown, and 

 of tAYO lizards, Lacerta agilis and Zootoca vivipara. 



