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suddenly frozen, that the Luglena is Euglena acus, that he can 
detect Protococcus, and that the yeast-like bodies may be an ab- 
normal form of that plant. Mr. Bolton, of Birmingham, and my 
co-secretary, Mr. Hopkinson, who have examined the melted snow, 
both say that it contains Protococcus, so that I am alone in my 
opinion that it is not present. I think with regard to the yeast- 
like bodies we may come to the conclusion that they are not yeast ; 
therefore the question arises, What are these bodies? Mr. Kent’s 
suggestion that they are an abnormal form of Protococcus leads to an 
important train of thought ; for may not Profococcus always assume 
this form when it colours snow red. But I venture to suggest 
that, considering the extraordinary resemblance between the plant 
Protococcus and the animal Zuglena,* they may be a form of 
Euglena ; and although I only throw out this as a possibility, yet 
my idea is strengthened by the fact that some years ago, while 
studying the Luglene,1 found that during one portion of their’ 
life they assumed forms which I described in my note-book as 
“closely resembling the /orw/a of the yeast plant.”—TZvrans. Herts. 
Nat. Hist. Soc. 

POND LIFE AT BRAMHALL. 
HE Manchester Microscopical Society had its ramble on 
Saturday, July 29th, in the neighbourhood of Bramhall, under 
the leadership of Mr. William Stanley. 
Alighting at Davenport station the party wended their way to a 
large pond at Charlestown, called Long Pitts, which they found 
swarming with Entomostraca, and round the edges of which were 
gathered the Forget-me-not, and the White water Bed-straw, with 
tufts here and there of the Fox-glove and Great hairy Willow-herb. 
The fineness of the weather caused everything to appear at its 
brightest, and not the least factor in the enjoyment of the scenery 
around was the beautiful fragrance of the sweet-scented vernal 
grass in the newly cut hay on every side. 
Turning to the left the brook was followed past the ew Farm, 
and, crossing Bramhall brook at the bridge below the Hall, the 
wood was skirted until the fields above the Hall were reached, 
when to the right of Great Reddish wood a pond was found covered 
with the Water Lily, and specially rich in, the objects of our search, 
Life is always an interesting and fascinating study, particularly 


* See Cohn’s Memoir, previously referred to, for an account of this re- 
semblance. 

