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F.E.S., in which was announced the captuie, on the occasion of the Fungus 
Foray (October 16th), of a specimen of Limax cinereo-niger. It was 
found under the loose bark of a fallen tree near Loughton. The name of 
the specimen had been verified by Mr. W. Denison Roebuck, F.L.S., of 
Leeds, who also confirms the fact that it is a new record for Essex. 
Mr. Cole quoted some information concerning the mollusc from Taylor’s 
Monograph, dwelling particularly on the fact that there were described 
21 varieties and 72 sub-varieties, making 93 names in all for this one slug, 
besides 2O synonyms. These were colour variations, ranging through 
all tints from white to black. In a state of nature, the slug was considered 
to be a fungus-feeder almost exclusively ( Peziza, Morchella, etc). In 
confinement, it would eat mushrooms. 
Collection of Reptiles Presented.—The Secretary announced that 
Mrs. Britton had presented her son’s (the late Mr. Edward Britton’s) 
collection of Reptiles (mainly British) to the Museum, together with a 
few land and fresh-water mollusca. The reptilia were preserved in spirit 
in bottles and tubes. 
A special vote of thanks was passed to Mrs. Britton for her thoughtful 
kindness. 
Mr. Cole said that the specimens would need re-mounting in appro¬ 
priate glass-jars—operations which must be postponed until museum 
jars of English manufacture could be procured. He supposed our English 
bottle-makers would not take the matter up until after the War. 
Fresh-Water Polyzoa.—Mr. Joseph Wilson, F.R.M.S., gave a lecture 
on Fresh-water Polyzoa, which was illustrated by living specimens shown 
under the microscope and by an abundance of lantern-slides. Mr. Wilson 
dilated on those species which occurred in Essex, principally in the Epping 
Forest districts. He showed Lophopus crystallinus, the young polype 
emerging from the statoblast of Cristatella mucedo, young polypes of 
Plumatella repens emerging from statoblasts, a very fine specimen of 
Plumatella fungosa, Fredericella sultana, and Paludicella articulata, as 
well as a slide show’ing the winter buds or hybernaculae of the latter 
species. 
Living specimens of Hydra viridis, H. vulgaris, and H. fusca were in tubes 
on the table, and mounted specimens of hydrozoa were on view for con¬ 
trasting with the specimens exhibited of polyzoa. 
To illustrate Mr. Wilson’s paper, Mr. C. H. Bestow, F.R.M.S., at the 
close of the meeting, exhibited under his microscope Lophopus crystallinus, 
Cristatella mucedo and statoblast, Plumatella repens, and Alcyonella 
fungosa. 
Mr. Scourfield and Mr. Thompson made some observations on the 
subject, and Mr. Wilson was cordially thanked for his demonstration. 
Recent Roman Discoveries in London.—Mr. Frank Lambert, M.A., 
Hon. Secretary of the British Archaeological Association, and Assistant 
Curator of the Guildhall Museum, gave a lecture on this subject, amply 
illustrated by numerous lantern photographs and sketches on the black¬ 
board, and by actual objects lately obtained during excavations. 
The syllabus was as follows :—Rubbish Pits on G.P.O. site—Dating 
Evidence for Roman Pottery—More Rubbish Pits in King William Street— 
Part of a Stream-Bed under Bow Church, Cheapside—The Walbrook and 
