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LIMERICK FIELD CLUB. 



January 8.— Annuai, Meeting and Conversazione.— The eighth 

 annual meeting and conversazione of the members of the Limerick 

 Field Club was held in their rooms, Glentworth-street. A large and 

 interesting variety of exhibits was on view. A good exhibit was that in 

 the Microscopic section, in the living examples of Volvox globator, Melicerta 

 ringens, Hydra viridis, and H. fusca, salmon ova, circulation of protoplasm 

 in leaf cells of pondweed {Anacharis alsinastrwti). A collection of stone 

 implements was exhibited by Dr. George Fogerty, R.N., and others. 

 These clearly demonstrated the existence of prehistoric man in the 

 district of West Clare. There were also flint implements from the North 

 of Ireland. In the Entomological Section there was a fine display of 

 cave spiders (JMeta Menardii) and the Convolvulus Hawk-moth {Sphinx 

 Convolvult). The botanical specimens were numerous and well arranged, 

 These included some recent plant finds in the County Limerick, and 

 some hitherto unknown in the country itself ; a fine collection of mosses, 

 and a display of alpine plants. A specially noticeable feature was the 

 large series of sketches of wild flowers exhibited by Miss Laird. These 

 were the work of Miss Shackleton, of Dublin, and were deservedly admired. 

 In the Geological Section were specimens of ores and minerals, 

 and a series of examples of rocks, while the majority of the work of the 

 members of the Photographic Section was valuable from a historic 

 point of view. In the bank room a series of lantern slides was shown 

 by Mr. B. Barrington, explanations of the slides being given by the 

 members who took the photographs. Specially interesting were the 

 three short illustrated lectures given by the President, who dealt with 

 plant structure; Dr. G. Fogerty, who showed some photographic slides 

 of the Lisdoonvarna district, and Mr. P. J. Lynch, C.F,., who dealt with 

 the historic ruins of Cashel and district. The business portion of the 

 meeting was brief. The President, Dr. W. A. FogerTy, MA., called on 

 the Secretary, Mr. Francis NEAi y E, to read the annual report, of which 

 the following is an abstract : — 



The time covered by this report is only nine months, as the last 

 annual meeting decided that the commencement of the Club year should 

 harmonise with the opening of the winter session in October. Your 

 Committee are glad to say that the interest in the Club seems unabated, 

 and that the change of the amount of the annual subscriptions payable 

 by members is working really well. A considerable number have as 

 was expected fallen away, the net loss amounting to 118, but the working 

 power of the Club has not suffered in any way, nor has its revenue 

 diminished. There were 152 names on the list of members at the end of 

 the year, as compared with 270 in 1899, and yet there is a largersum to 

 the credit of the Club in the Treasurer's hands than on any similar 

 previous occasion. In addition to the publication of the Club Journal 

 during the year, the following meetings have taken place: — January 2nd, 

 1900, photographic lecture on ' Plates and Printing Papers ' ; January 9th, 

 seventh annual meeting ; January 23rd, ' Irish Geological Notes ' ; 



