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The Na^turaltst. 



Nudaria senex, Herminia cribralis, Pelurga comitata, Pterophorus ptero- 

 dactylus. With the aid of the microscope Mr. George Brook, ter. 

 beautifully mounted slides of Sida crystallina, Adinosphverium Eidiornii, 

 Glohigerina hidloides, mounted by himself ; and Batrachospermum monili- 

 forme (stained), Spirogyra nitida (stained), showing nucleus and chloro- 

 phyll grains, Stemonites fusca, and " sieve-tubes " from tissue of vegetable 

 marrow — all wonderfully executed by Mr. Thomas Hick, B.Sc, of 

 Harrogate. The chairman then read a paper on " Some Causes of 

 Varieties in Lepidoptera " (see page 53). 



Manchester Cryptogamic Society. — Monthly meeting, Mr. W. H. 

 Pearson in the chair. — The hon. secretary (Mr. Rogers) read a commu- 

 nication he had received from Mr. Stewart of BeKast, accompanying 

 which were a number of rare and interesting mosses gathered in the 

 north of Ireland. Amongst them were Seligeria pusilla and <Si. calcarea, 

 found growing upon calcareous or chalk rocks in the neighbourhood of 

 Belfast ; Glyphomitrium Daviesii, gathered in beautiful condition upon 

 trap rocks at Fair Head, County Antrim ; Tortnla papillosa, Brachyodus 

 trichodes, Pottia asperula, and Hypnum Teesdalii also formed part of Mr. 

 Stewart's contribution, and were a source of much interest to the mem- 

 bers present. Mr. Wild exhibited a moss — Camptothecium fallax — new 

 to science, recently discovered at Aix, Provence ; also fine plants of 

 Hypnum Teesdalii, gathered at Miller's Dale in Derbyshire. Dicranella 

 varia, var. callistoma, gathered by Mr. Percival at Freiog, near Bar- 

 mouth, in August last, was also exhibited. Mr. Pearson read a short 

 paper on Cephalozia Schhneyeri, Cog., and exhibited specimens of Aneiira 

 pinnatifida, Dmrt., collected by Mr. Carter, Huddersfield ; Lejeunia 

 calcarea, Lib., collected by Mr. Whitehead near Litton, Yorkshire ; and 

 microscopic slide of J imgermannia elachista. Jack. , a species recently added 

 to our flora, having been found in Ireland by Prof. Lindberg and the late 

 Dr. Moore, The British AndrceacB formed the subject of a paper by Mr. 

 Cash, who exhibited six of the nine species which are known to be indi- 

 genous to Britain, gathered by him upon Snowdon and the neighbouring 

 heights in the month of August. The species in question were — A. peti'O- 

 phila, A. alpestris, A. alpina, A. rupestris, A. crassinervia, and A. 

 falcata. The three remaining species were also shown, and the specific 

 differences pointed out. 



Wakefield Field Naturalists' Society. — Monthly meeting, October 

 1st, Mr. Wrigglesworth, v. p., in the chair. — Mr. Sims exhibited bred 

 specimens of E. fuscantaria and E. cevxiinaria, also a variety of C. trape- 

 zina ; Mr. G. Wilson, a pair of A. grossnlariata — one showing the 

 ordinary type form, and one an extraordinary black variety bred by Mr. 

 E. Wilkinson of Wibsey, near Bradford, and presented by him to the 

 exhibitor. Mr. J. W. Shaw showed several species of hymenoptera, and 

 Mr. Wrigglesworth PJiaginm inquisitor, R. vndagator, B. bifasciatum, 

 Saperda carcharias, S. scalaris, also the rare Emus hirtus. 



