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PROCEEDINGS OF THE SOCIETY. 
Tubercle (Consumption), Influenza, Whooping-cough, Thrush, 
and of various other Pathogenic Bacteria. Protozoa found in 
Cancer; Flagella of Spirillum undula; various Pathogenic 
Micro-organisms. 
T. H. Powell, Esq. : — Circulation in Vallisneria with 4/10 Apochromatie 
Objective, 1/4 Eye-piece, and Dry Apochromatie Condenser. 
B. W. Priest, Esq. : — Fossil Sponge Spicules ; Sponge — Lanuginella pupa 
Schmidt, ‘ Challenger’ Expedition, Station 192. 
J. W. Keed, Esq : — Puckered Schist from Bocks above the Garner 
Glacier, Zermatt ; Granitite from Montanvert ; Gneiss. 
F. Keeve, Esq. : — Stem of Eucalyptus globulus ; Stem of Andromeda 
fioribunda ; Stem of Eteris aquilina. 
C. F. Bousselet, Esq. : — Micro-aquarium and Aquarium Microscope ; 
Botifera and Infusoria ; Preserved and Mounted Botifers : 
Melicerta ringens , Limnias ceratophylli, Stephanoceros Eich- 
hornii. 
D. G. Simpson, Esq. : — Salticus , Eyes/&c. (Jumping Spider) ; Arranged 
Diatoms ; Mildew on Wheat ( Puccinia graminisy 
A . Smith, Esq . : — Bostry chia scorpoidea with Tetraspores. 
G. J. Smith, Esq. : — Bock Sections under polarized light : Andesite 
from Kremnitz, Hungary, Melaphyre (Palatinite) from 
Martinstein, and Mica Schist from the Malvern Hills. 
A. W. Stokes, Esq. : — Menthol, with a little Fatty Acid (polarized). 
W. T. Suffolk, Esq. : — Lips and Mouth of Blow-fly killed with chloro- 
form while feeding. 
Messrs. J. Swift : — Alloxanate of Ammonia ; Oxalate of Soda ; Platino- 
cyanide of Strontia. 
J. Terry, Esq . : — Conochilus volvox. 
J. J. Vezey, Esq. : — Specimens of elaborate mounting : A vase of flowers 
— the flowers composed of scales from the wings of butterflies, 
the vase composed of diatoms. 
H. J. Waddington, Esq. : — Infusoria : Folliculina ampulla ; Coelenterata : 
Hydra tuba , Strobila and Ephyra forms ; Ascidia : Perophora 
Listen ; Clavellina just commencing development from winter 
stage ; Annelida : Cirrliatulus, &c. ; Nudibranchiata : Doris 
tuberculata , the embryos almost mature ; Preserved specimens 
of Asterina gibbosa at various stages. 
For preserving the Asterinse as permanent objects and at 
any stage of their development, the best method is to use 
cocaine hydrochlorate and to allow them to come under its 
influence very gradually. In this way they die without 
undergoing any distortion, and may be transferred to weak 
alcohol of 30 or 35 per cent., and preserved in this fluid, or 
carried through higher percentages of alcohol to oil of cloves, 
this removed with re-distilled turpentine, and then mounted 
in Canada balsam. 
Messrs. W. Watson & Sons : — Palate of Haliotis ; Actinomycosis in Tongue 
of Cow ; Scales and Hairs of Insects arranged as a “ Wreath 
of Flowers”; Winter Bud of Plane-tree; Type-slide of 
Eggs of Butterflies and Moths ; Group of Diatomaceae from 
Japan ; Young Lobster ; Parasol Ant from Trinidad ; Bacillus 
of Leprosy in Section of Skin. 
