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had been raised from the spores. Many plants and insects Were placed 

 on the table for examination. 



Meeting April 29th, Mr. Jagger in the chair. — The president gave an 

 excellent lecture on The action of Water," treating especially on the 

 rainfall of various countries, and its ultimate effect on the distribution of 

 organisms. 



Meeting May 13th, Mr. Illingworth in the chair. — Mr. J. Hebble- 

 thwaite read a paper on " Window-gardening," showing how he succeeded 

 in raising the choicest flowers in-doors, notwithstanding the proverbial 

 smoke and gas. The chairman showed larvae of C dominula from Kent ; 

 Mr. Carter, T. opima (bred) and B. hirtaria (bred) ; Mr. Butterfield sent 

 for exhibition a beautiful variety of L. multistrigaria. 



Elland-cqm-Greetland Natur,alists' Society. — Monthly meeting, 

 5th May, Mr. W. Robertshaw in the chair. — Owing to the lateness of the 

 season botany was j)oorly represented. The ornithological section gave 

 the arrival of the summer migrants as follows ; — Wheatear, March 23rd ; 

 Swallow and cuckoo, April 14th ; willow wren, 21st ; sand martin, 25th]; 

 Ray's wagtail, house martin and tree pipit, 2Vth ; redstart, 30th ; sedge 

 warbler, grasshopper warbler and chiffchaff, May 4th ; whinchat, 6th. 

 Mr. C. 0. Hanson read a paper on " Structural Botany," with illustra- 

 tions on the black-board. — W. H. Stott. 



Htjddersfield Scientific Club. — Meeting May 9th, Mr. S. L. 

 Mosley, v. p., in the chair. — Mr. C. P. Hobkirk exhibited the following 

 mosses : — Barhula tortuosa, B. fallax (fr.), JBypnum filicinum, Anomodon 

 viticulosus, JJitrichum flexicaule, and its var. densum, all from Malham ; 

 PoUia Heimii (fr.), and Tetraphis pellucida (fr.), from near Hastings, 

 received from the Rev. E. N. Bloomfield ; a series of D. flexicaule, var. 

 densum, sent by the Rev. J. Fergusson, from the following different 

 localities : — Ben Lawers, Clova, Braemar, Brechin, and Cape Cater in 

 the Arctic regions ; also Pottia ti'uncata, from Kirkheaton, Huddersfield, 

 and new to the district. Entomology : Mr. G. T. Porritt exhibited the 

 following Crambites : — Cramhus alpinellus and C. adipellus, Homceosoma 

 se7iicio7iis, Epliestia fl^nlilella, and Gymnancycla canella. Mr. S. D. 

 Bairstow, living larvse of Lithosia camplanula, found on rocks at Llanrwst. 

 Mr. George Brook, ter., a living larva of Cossus ligniperda, from Alderley 

 Edge. Ornithology : Mr. James Varley showed the gizzard of a ptarmi- 

 gan which was filled with catkins, apparently of birch. He also reported 

 the arrival of spring migrants as follows : — Willow warbler April 15th, at 

 Mirfield ; chiffchaff and sand martin April 15th, wheatear April 16th, 

 swallow April 19th, at Wakefield ; cuckoo April 29th, and martin April 

 30th, at Huddersfield. It was remarked that these dates were unusuaUy 

 late, doubtless owing to the severe spring weather. The secretary (Mr. 

 George Brook, ter.) then read an interesting and valuable paper, entitled 



Notes on Colembola and Thysanura.^' He illustrated it with Uving 

 specimens of Campodea staphylinus found in the district, and with 

 mounted specimens of many other species. 



