Mar., 1889. 
NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY’S REPORT. 
51 
At other meetings, Mr. W. R. Hughes exhibited a collec¬ 
tion of flowers from the White Mountains, U.S.A. ; Mr. 
W. 13. Grove exhibited a number of fungi, both of the larger 
and smaller and minute kinds, some beautifully shown under 
the microscope, and amongst the many rare ones several 
were new to Great Britain ; Mr. J. E. Bagnall exhibited many 
rare plants, both local and from a distance ; Messrs. W. P. 
Marshall and G. Pumphrey, a collection of plants and mosses, 
which they brought from their tour in Norway ; Mr. W. H. 
Wilkinson exhibited some very high Alpine plants from 
Scotland, a collection of lichens from Mount Stewart on the 
Island of Bute, also the lichens from the Northampton 
Excursion, and some very beautiful foreign species; Mr. 
B. W. Chase exhibited some birds, and gave an account of 
an ornithological excursion to the East Coast ; Mr. Herbert 
Stone exhibited a collection of animal skins from Queensland ; 
Prof. Harrison presented to the Society a fine sample of the 
polycystina earth from Barbados, which the members are 
now working out; Mr. C. Pumphrey exhibited photographs 
of flowers, &c., by the oxy-hydrogen lantern. 
Biological Section (President, R. W. Chase ; Secretary, 
J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S.).—During the past year the section has 
held eleven meetings, and owing to the industry and zeal of 
its members these meetings have been fully sustained in 
interesting and instructive matter. On eight of the evenings 
papers have been read, and on every evening there has been 
a good display of specimens, and the discussion arising there¬ 
upon has often been of great interest. The principal exhi¬ 
bitors who are members of the Society were Messrs. W. B. 
Grove, R. W. Chase, W. R. Hughes, W. H. Wilkinson, J. B. 
Stone, Herbert Stone, C. Pumphrey, C. Wainwriglit, J. 
Edmonds, W. P. Marshall, E. H. Wagstaff, and J. E. Bagnall. 
In addition to these we have been greatly indebted to the 
following non-members of the Society: Miss J. R. Gingell, 
Rev. T. Norris, Rev. D. C. 0. Adams, and Father H. P. 
Reader. To Miss Gingell the section has been especially 
indebted for the trouble and expense she has been at in 
forwarding week by week abundant specimens of flowering 
plants, mosses, and fungi, from the district around Dursley, 
Gloucestershire. The attendance during the present year 
has been well sustained, the average being seventeen. The 
following is the list of papers :— 
February 14th.—On “ The Successful Use of Oil to Calm Rough 
Seas,” by Mr. W. P. Marshall, M.I.C.E. 
March 13tli.—“ New or Noteworthy Fungi,” Part IV., by Mr. W. B. 
Grove, M.A. 
