Keports of Societies. 



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Laistcashire and Chebhire Entomological Society. — Monthly 

 meeting, 25tli November, Mr. S. J. Capper, president, in the chair. — 

 Mr. Willoughby Gardner read an interesting paper on " The Diurnal 

 Lepidoptera of Berkshire." Mr. M'Dannel, of H.M.S. Resistance^ 

 exhibited a unique collection of insects, entombed in gum copal, 

 elegantly carved and polished by himseK, collected in east-central Africa^ 

 The president, a perforated cone from Scotch fir, sent him by Mr. N. 

 Herd, of Perth, which contained larv£e; and pupae of Eupithecia togata, 

 Mr. Johnson, 39 species of Tinece. 



Leeds Naturalists' Club and Scientific Association. — Ninth 

 annual meeting, Dec. 3rd. — The retiring president, Mr. Hy. Pocklington, 

 F.E-.M.S., occupied the chair. The ballot for the new council resulted in 

 the election of Mr. Edw^ard Atkinson, F.L.S., F.Z.S., as president ; the 

 re-election of the secretary, Mr. W. Denison Roebuck ; treasurer, Mr. 

 W. E. Clarke ; and librarian, Mr. W. H. Hay. The vice-presidents 

 elected were Messrs. C. H. Bothamley, B. Holgate, F.G.S., W. How- 

 gate, and S. Jefferson, F.C.S. The annual reports and balance-sheet 

 were then read and passed. The president reviewed the society's work 

 during the past year, and votes of thanks terminated the meeting. It 

 will be seen that for convenience sake the annual meeting has been fixed 

 to be held in future on the first Tuesday in December, the meetings being 

 resumed in the last week of J anuary each year. 



Manchester Cryptogamic Society. — Meeting, Mr. W. H. Pearson, 

 V.P., in the chair. — Amongst the objects exhibited was a beautiful series 

 of microscopical preparations by Mr. Peter G. Cunliffe, F.R.M.S., 

 showing the progressive development of the fructification of Funaria 

 hygrometrica. A number of rare cryptogamic plants were exhibited, one 

 of which was Aulacomnium turgidum, from the north-eastern slope of 

 Whernside, where it was recently discovered by Mr. F. Arnold Lees, 

 F.L.S., and Mr. W. West. Fruiting specimens communicated by Mr. 

 Percival, from Norway, were shown along with it for the purpose of com- 

 parison, leaving no doubt as to the British plant being the true A . turgi- 

 dum. Another interesting moss exhibited was a fruiting specimen, also 

 from the north of Europe, of Paludella squarrosa. This moss was found 

 growing at Knutsford so long ago as the year 1831, by the late Mr» 

 Wilson, author of the " Bryologia Britannica," but it was in a barren 

 state, and the station is now lost. It has been found in small quantity 

 in the West Riding of Yorkshire, and perhaps also in one or two other 

 localities, but never fertile. The fertile specimen exhibited was from the 

 Dovref jeld. Mr. Wild and Mr. Pearson exhibited some hepaticse new to 

 Britain. 



Sheffield Naturalists' Club. — Annual general meeting. Dr. Hime in 

 the chair. — Mr. W. R. Carter, the hon. secretary, read the sixth annual 

 report. During the summer there were excursions to Sherwood Forest, 

 the Dukeries, Bakewell and Lathkill Dale, and Strines and Bradfield ; 



