8 The Irish Naturalist, January, 



parasite of " sleeping sickness." I. Swain, B.A. — Fenestellidae from the 

 Irish Carboniferous rocks. Rev. C. Torrend. — Additions to the fungus 

 flora of Dublin and \Vicklow, including one species new to the British 

 Isles. Robert Weixh, M.R.I. A. — Photographs illustrating geology, 

 zoology, and antiquities of Cork. 



November i6. — Fungus Excursion to Killakee Demesne, — A small 

 party of members and visitors drove from Terenure at i o'clock to Rock- 

 brook. Here a contingent of walkers joined the party, which pro- 

 ceeded under the guidance of Dr. G. 11. Pe thy bridge (Vice-President) to 

 study the Fungi of Killakee demesne. A large collection was made for 

 exhibition at the following Tuesday's meeting, and at dusk the party 

 returned to Terenure. 



November 19.— The President, C. B. Moffat, M.A., in the chair. 

 R. Ivl. Praeger, B.E., communicated a paper on "Additions to Irish 

 Topographical Botany during the Years 1906-7." This communication, 

 which was illustrated by a number of specimens of the rarer plants, will 

 appear in our next issue. H. W. D. Dunlop, M.A., asked some questions 

 as to Connaught plants, to which Mr. Praeger replied. Mr. Praeger then 

 described the Irish Field Club Union Conference held in Cork in July, 

 1907, giving a short account of the work of the Union (of which he is 

 Hon. Secretary), and of the different excursions held in connection with 

 the Conference. This description was illustrated by a large series of 

 lantern slides of the Cork district. J. DE W. Hinch (Hon. Sec), exhibited 

 beach-pebbles, blown sand, and types of Boulder-clay from the Pre- 

 glacial raised beach of the South of Ireland, and gave a short accc unt of 

 the formation of the beach. 



December 7. — Visit to the Geological Laborator}-, Royal College of 

 Science, under the guidance of Prof. G. A. J. Cole, F.G.S. A number of 

 members and visitors had an opportunity of seeing the methods of in- 

 struction in use in the laboratory. There were on exhibition models, 

 photographs, maps, specimens, microscopical preparations, &c., and 

 Prof. Cole explained the part pla3'ed by each in the education of the 

 student of geolog}'. Afterwards a short discussion took place on 

 palaeontology. 



December 10.— C. B. Moffat, M.A. (President), in the chair. Nomi- 

 nations were received f or Officers and Committee for 1908. J. A. 

 CivARKE then gave a lecture on "Animal lyocomotion," and described a 

 number of the adaptations by which animals produced movement in 

 water, air, and on land. The lecture was illustrated by a series of lantern 

 slides. The following members took part in a discussion : — The President, 

 Prof. G H. Carpenter, R. Ivl. Praeger, B.E. ; Francis Neale, J. de W. 

 Hinch. Exhibits were then inspected. These were — W. B. Bruce : col- 

 lections of 50 Co. Dublin Plants, with specimens of seed of each. W. F. 

 GuNN: Microscopical exhibit of a Slime Fungus. 



