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Prof. Bell said that Prof. Fol was so well known as an embryologist 
tliat it was hardly needful to enlarge upon his work to a meeting of 
microscopists. There was obviously great difficulty in obtaining just 
the specimens wanted in the human subject, though in the case of 
animals they were procurable at the right time when wanted, and Prof. 
Fol’s work in this direction was likely therefore to remain unique. 
The Chairman said they were greatly indebted to Prof. Fol for 
having afforded them the opportunity of examining the collection of 
slides, which was from many points of view a most remarkable and 
interesting one. He was sorry that Prof. Fol when in Fngland was 
not able to attend their meeting. Whilst they always acknowledged 
exhibits sent to them, he was sure the meeting would pass a special 
vote of thanks to Prof. Fol. 
Mr. Crisp said that he much regretted that Prof. FoPs visit was 
made at a time when he was so absorbed in an important matter of 
business that be was entirely unable to see him. As soon as he was 
free he called at the Professor’s hotel, but found he had left. He hoped 
that he had been successful in explaining to Prof. Fol how exceptional 
the circumstances were, so that he did not feel he had been slighted by 
the representatives of the Society. 
Mr. Crisp said they had received notice of the formation of a 
Scottish Microscopical Society at Edinburgh, together with a copy of 
the rules and other papers. They were always glad to hear of an 
increase in the number of Microscopical Societies, both in the interest 
of science itself, and also because they generally acted indirectly as 
feeders to this Society (see this Journal, 1889, p. 830). 
Mr. C. Haughton Gill’s note on a new method of treating diatoms 
was read by Mr. Crisp. The note, he said, was only handed in at the 
conclusion of their last meeting, as otherwise it would have been read 
then, and would have added to the interest of the specimens exhibited 
by Mr. Gill at the Conversazione (see this Journal, 1889, p. 834). 
Mr. Bennett said he examined the specimens with very great interest, 
and thought they seemed to show in a way never before demonstrated 
that the “ markings ” w^ere really openings. He should bo glad to hear 
whether others w’ho ^vere interested in the subject had also looked at 
them, and if so, what their impressions were. 
Mr. Crisp said that the result of his examination appeared clearly to 
show that there were perforations in the cell-w^all. 
Mr. A. W. Bennett gave a resume of the chief points of interest in 
his paper “On the Freshwater Algm and Schizophyce® of Hampshire 
and Devon ” (supra, p. 1), which he said was in continuation of the series 
which he had from time to time brought before the Society. The species 
to which he more particularly directed attention were the result of 
collections made during his summer holiday in the New Forest and on 
Dartmoor, and he pointed out to those who might be disj^osed to take 
up this or similar studies that it was hardly possible to spend two or 
