9,2 The If IS If A^a finalist. April, 



he rcconiite<l niniiy of his experiments on animal forms durinfj researches 

 in tlie North and Baltic vSeas. 



Di-:ck:mbkr i8. Botanical vSkctiox.— \V. J. C. Tomlinson exhibited 

 mounted Connemara plants, and f^ave notes on their habitats. 



Dkcembkr 21.—" vSome Origins of the Irish people " formed the snb- 

 ject of a lecture oriven by Major Bp:rrv, M.R.T.A. 



January 15. BotanjcaIv Section. — R. LI. PraeCxKR, ]\r.R.I.A., 

 addressed the Section on "The Stud}- of Native Veo^etation.'" 



January 18. — A lecture entitled ''Dendrites and Picture-Stones " was 

 delivered by J, Strachan, giving rise to an animated discussion in which 

 R. Welch, ^. R. Dwerryhouse, \V. J. C. Tomlinson, Wm, Gray, and John 

 lirown took part. 



I'Ebruary 15.— a. R. Dwerryhouse, D.Sc, F.G.S., detailed his ex- 

 periences " With the British Association in Canada, 1909," and exhibited 

 a large series of views illustrative of the scenery and geology of the 

 region visited. 



February 19. Botanical Section. — A paper was read by W. H. 

 Phillips, on "The Ferns of Ulster ; how to grow, and where to find them,'' 



February 23. Geological Section. — W. J. C. Tomlinson read a 

 paper entitled "The geology of Weymouth and the coast of Dorset." 



Geological Section. January 26.— W. J. C. Tomlinson in the 

 chair. Joseph Maxwell lectured on the Diatomaceae, describing their 

 formation and growth, and their movement and distribution. He al.so 

 dealt with their collection and examination. W. J. Dakin, M.Sc, dis- 

 cussing the paper, referred to the remarkable variation in quantity of 

 marine diatones at different times of year. 



LIMERICK FIELD CLUB. 



Annual Meeting. January ii Rev. T. F. Abbott, B.D., Vice- 

 President, occupied the chair. 



The Chairman said he had to apologise for the absence of the 

 President, Mr. Neale, whose letter explaining his absence the vSecretary 

 would read. Dr. G. Fogerty, Hon. Secretary, read Mr.Neale's apology 

 regretting his absence, and thanking the members for the honour 

 conferred in electing him as President. 



The Chairman .said that in the ab.sence of the President it was his 

 duty to make a few brief remarks with regard to the work done during 

 the year just passed. During the past year the Archaeological As.sociation 

 had decided on a .separate existence, which was only right, and the 

 honorary secretary of the Club would tell them in his report that the 

 history of this Club for the past twelve months was not an unsuccessful 

 one. The majority of the Club members had remained with them, a few 

 had joined the Archaeological vSociety, and one or two members were 

 now in both societies. The Club had .still a very good roll of member- 

 .ship, and in the natural history society the}- had almost all their 

 original members. 



Dr. G. Fogerty then read the Annual Report. 



The Committee at the termination of another year, the 17th of the 

 Club's existence, has to report continued prosperity both as regards 



