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take the matter up and to protest in the strongest possible manner against 

 the vandalism, and to do all in their power to assist in preserving the 

 Kite from almost certain total extinction in the British Islands. 



The Secretary read a letter from J. L- Copeman, Secretar}^ of the Cork 

 Naturalists' Field Club, asking for assistance in organising an exhibit of 

 Field Club members' work at the forthcoming Cork Exhibition. 



H. J. Seymour sent flowers of Pol3-anthus for exhibition in which the 

 calyx was becoming foliaceous and petaloid, and the corolla tending to 

 become absorbed. Somewhat similar malformation was exhibited in a 

 wild primrose sent by Miss Mahaffy. 



J. Adams exhibited a series of spotted leaves, chiefly of the Rantincu- 

 lacecSy as well as some leaves of Arum mactdahim attacked by fungi. 



D. Houston gave a short account of the excursion to the Bulb Farm 

 at Rush, and exhibited a number of named varieties of the Daffodil. 



M. J. Van Steenberge and F. J. C. Skeffington, M.A., were elected 

 members, and R. Southern, R. J. Griffin, and J. Duffy, associate members. 

 J. A. Henderson was proposed for membenship. 



May 2. — The Royal Canai,. — This excursion, under the conductorship 

 of D. Houston, F.L S., was attended by 22 members and visitors. 

 Leaving Cross Guns Bridge at 2.30 p.m., the party walked along the 

 Royal Canal as far as Broom Bridge. A number of water plants were 

 obtained from the canal, including the Algae Chatophora pisiformis and 

 BatrachosperfHutn moniliforme. From Broom Bridge the party proceeded 

 to the valley of the Tolka, where some striking sections of Boulder clay 

 on Carboniferous limestone were observed. At Finglas-wood Bridge 

 Lithospermum arvense was obtained. Return was made by road to Cross 

 Guns. J. A. Henderson was elected a member of the Club. 



CORK NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



Aprii. 22— Annuai, Meeting.— J. Nunan presided. W. B Lacy (for 

 J. L Copeman, sec.\ read the following report : — 



Your Committee have to report that the membership stands at 67, in- 

 cluding lO' honorary members, as compared with 63 last year. The Cork 

 International Exhibition being held, it was decided that no excursions 

 into the country should take place, but the members had several very 

 interesting and instructive ones to the Exhibition, when demonstrations 

 in several branches of science were given by lecturers connected with 

 the Department of Agriculture and Technical Instruction. Our lectures 

 were three in number, as follows : — Mr. James Porter, B.E., on " Recent 

 Geological Research in County Cork"; Mr. \V. H. Phillips, Belfast, on 

 " Ferns," and Professor M. Hartog, D.Sc, on " Mosquitoes and Malaria" 

 — this was held jointly with the Liteiary and Scientific Society. The 

 Committee decided to allow the subscription of 55. to cover two years, 

 owing to the Exhibition interfering with the usual field excursions. 

 The Field Club, through the hon secretary, offered to help in the Greater 

 Cork International Exhibition, which help has been heaitily accepted, 



