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REPORTS OF SOCIETIES. 
Reports of Societies. 
BIRMINGHAM NATURAL HISTORY AND MICROSCOPICAL 
SOCIETY.— •Geological Section, June 29th. Thos. Waller, Esq., B.A., 
B.Sc., in the chair. Exhibits:—Mr. Bolton, (1) Melicerta Janus, & 
rotifer found in one of the Shropshire Meres at one of the excursions 
of the Midland Union of Natural History Societies on Wednesday last. 
The rotifer had previously been found only in Scotland by Mr. Hood. 
(2) A few live specimens from Tenby, including (a) Noctiluca miliaris, 
(b) The Beroe, (c) The beautiful Clavelina, [d) Larval Crabs, (e) Spirorbis 
7iautiloides. Mr. Hughes for Mr. Walliker, crystals of salt and stratified 
salt from cistern at Middlesbrough Salt Works; also, for Professor 
Lapworth, rock salt from Middlesbrough; also, for comparison, 
crystals of salt from Lake Utah ; also, models in wood of the cubic forms 
of crystals, nearly fifty in number, in many varieties of facetting. 
Mr. J. E. Bagnall, for Mr. W. R. Hughes, Cynoglossum officinale, Orchis 
ustulata , Helianthemum vulgare, Anthyllis vulneraria, Polygala depressa, 
and other rare plants from the oolite soils of Cheltenham. Mr. Madeley, 
of Dudley, Labecliia conferta , Heliolites interstincta, Halysites catenularius, 
Heliolites megastoma, Favosites Forbesi, Favositella interpuncta, Favosites 
Hisingeri, Stromatopora typica, S. Garteri, S. concentrica, S. discoidea, 
Clathrodictyon vesiculosum, C. fastigiatum, C. variolare, C. striatella, 
Favosites Gothlandica, F. Bowerbanki, Heliopa ccerulea (recent), Pocillopora 
(recent), Callopora Fletcheri, Monticulipord pulchella. Mr. J. E. Bagnall, 
Nardus stricta, Carex pulicaris, Garex binervis, Myosotis collina, Scirpus 
fluitans, all new to Stour basin, from near Walford. Mr. Madeley read 
a most interesting and instructive paper on Stromatopora. A 
hearty vote of thanks was given to Mr. Madeley at the close of the 
paper.— General Meeting, July 6tli. Mr. H. T. Hassall in the 
chair. Mr. W. H. Wilkinson exhibited a specimen of Chrysanthemum 
leucanthemum (the great Ox-eye Daisy), in which the flower was a 
union of three flower heads, and the stem was fasciated. He also 
exhibited the following lichens, sent by Mr. W. B. Grove, B.A.:— 
Lecanora ventosa, forma lepadolemma; Lecidea contigua, forma limitata; 
Lecidea geographica, forma contigua ; Graphis scripta , from Cader Idris; 
also Umbilicaria cylindrica, from Arran Mowddv.— Microscopical 
and General Meeting, July 20th. Mr. J. E. Bagnall, A.L.S., exhibited 
Symphytum officinale, Rhamnus catharticus, Potamogeton flabellatus, 
Geranium pratense, and Melilotus officinalis, all from Halford, Stour 
basin ; also, Fpilobium roseum, from Aston. Mr. Bagnall also exhibited, 
from Rev. H. P. Reader, Gephalanthera rubra, from Gloucestershire, 
and a collection of mosses, amongst which were the following:— 
Brachythecium glareosum and Hylocomium loreum, also from Gloucester¬ 
shire.— Geological Section, July 27tli. Thos. Waller, Esq., B.A., B.Sc., 
in the chair. Exhibits : Mr. Wilkinson, a pink proliferous rose, in which 
the second bud was supported on a stem an inch long from the centre of 
the larger rose, from Handsworth. Mr. Morley, Dendrites on a stone 
from Pennsylvania. Mr. Waller gave his promised lecture on granites 
(illustrated by fine specimens of typical and other granites, and a large 
series of micro-sections), which was fully appreciated by a good 
attendance of members and friends. 
