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disappearing esker, while the flora of the neighbourhood also received 

 attention, such interesting plants as Viola hirta, Lamiiim amplexicaule, 

 and Allium vineale being pointed out by a member familiar with the 

 ground. At a short business meeting held at 3.30 the President spoke 

 leelingly of the great loss the Club had sustained in the death of Professor 

 Cole, and a vote of sorrow to be communicated to Mrs. Cole was 

 unanimously passed. The party then contmued the walk to Dublin, 

 via Kimmage, reaching Ter enure about 5 o'clock. 



May 24. — Excursion to the Dargle,- — About forty members and 

 friends reaching Bray by various routes went by bus to the Dargle, 

 conducted by J. P. Brunker and F. W. Rogers Brambell, and spent about 

 2 1 hours (from 3 to 5.30 p.m.) exploring the two sides of the river. The 

 day proved unfavourable for bird-song, but the characteristic plants 

 of the locality were carefully pointed out. Returning to Bray the large 

 party were most hospitably entertained to tea by Mr. and Mrs. Brambell, 

 of Ashbury, Novare Avenue, to whom hearty thanks were conveyed in 

 the Club's name by the President. 



BELFAST NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



April 15.^ — Annual Meeting.- — J. A. Sidney Stendall presided, 

 and in opening the proceedings referred to the loss the Club had sustained 

 during the previous week through the death of the Rev. Robert Workman. 

 A vote expressive of the sorrow of the Club was unanimously passed. 

 The annual report showed a membership of 777, and a junior membership 

 of 73. The following office-bearers for 1924-5 were elected :• — President, 

 J. A. S. Stendall, M.B.O.U. ; Vice-President, James Orr ; hon. secretaries, 

 A. A. Campbell, F,R. S.A.I., and T. M. Deans, LL.D. ; hon. treasurer, 

 T. Edens Osborne, F.R. S.A.I. ; hon. librarian, W. M. Crawford, B.A,^ 

 F.E.S., F.Z.S. As secretaries of the botanical, geological, zoological, 

 archaeological and junior sections respectivel}^ S. A. Bennett, B.A., B.Sc, 

 A. McT. Cleland, S. M. Macoun, Joseph Skillen, and Miss S. Blackwood 

 were elected. 



May 31.- — Excursion to Garron Point.' — Starting from College 

 Square, a party of over 50, in motors, made their way by Ballynure and 

 Larne to the coast road. After passing Glenarm the party walked up 

 the old road to the " Slipping Village " of Straidkilly, which is slowly 

 slipping down to the sea with, the Lias clay slope on which it sits. On 

 reaching Garron Tower the members scattered for their various interests. 

 The zoologists collected a dozen species of land-shells, all common kinds 

 with the exception of Pyratnidula rupestris, with a few spiders and some 

 Myriapods and Isopods. A fine Eucal3^ptus tree 70 years old, which is 

 claimed to be the finest in the British Isles, if not the finest in Europe, 

 was examined ; as was a small mass of the rare Bedstraw, Galium erectinn, 

 in its only known County Antrim station. The amateur photographers 

 turned up in considerable numbers, the President (Mr. Stendall) having 

 a telephoto outfit for bird-work. After tea a business meeting was held 

 and a number of junior members elected. 



