50 The Irish Naturalist, [Feb., 



The section met again at the Museum on 31st inst., when Mr. W. J. 

 Fennell showed some excellent photographs made at Dromore. Mr. R. 

 Bell exhibited part of a fossil crab from the chloritic sands of Colin Glen, 

 and ripple-marked Trias from Crow Glen ; Mr. A. G. Wilson, granites 

 from Slieve Gallion (Derry), and Galway. 



Prof. Sollas' paper and map of the eskers of Ireland was exhibited by 

 the honorary secretary. Mr. G. MacLean presented specimens of steatite 

 and lithomarge to the section. The suggestion that Professor Cole 

 should again be invited to hold a class in Belfast in spring was cordially 

 welcomed, and the secretary instructed to communicate with him as to 

 possible arrangements. After devoting half an hour to determining the 

 specific gravity of some rocks, the meeting terminated. 



Dubinin Naturai^ists' FieIvD CTvUB. 



December 8. — The President in the Chair. The minutes having been 

 read, the President called for nominations of officers and committee for 

 1897, and read the following list of nominations made by the com- 

 mittee : — President, Prof. G. A. J. Cole ; Vice-President, R. Lloyd 

 Praeger ; Secretary, Prof T. Johnson ; Treasurer, H. H. G. Cuthbert ; 

 Committee, G. H. Carpenter, J. J. Dowling, Rev. T. B. Gibson, Miss 

 Hensman, C. H. Hurst, Miss Kelsall, E. J. McWeeney, R. J. Mitchell, 

 G. Pim, H. J. Seymour, Miss Singleton, Mrs. Tatlow. 



Rev. MaxweIvI. H. C1.0SE read a paper ** On the Former Abundance 

 of Granite Boulders in the Killiney District and elsewhere," which 

 appears in our present issue. 



Rev. W. S. Green, m.a.. Inspector of Fisheries, exhibited a series of 

 lantern-slides of photographs taken on the expedition sent out last June 

 to explore the vicinity of the islet of Rockall, in the North-east Atlantic, 

 and briefly described the experiences of the party and the results of 

 their cruise. The President added some information relative to the 

 geology of the Rockall plateau, and Mr. Praeger, as a member of the 



'expedition, made a few remarks. 



Mr. Greenwood Pim exhibited the "Animated Oat" Avena sterilis, 

 which possesses long kneed twisted awns, which are very sensitive to 

 moisture, and by their twisting and untwisting force the seed into the 

 ground. He also exhibited a new fungus disease of the Rape {Ramularia 

 sp.), which will shortly be named and described. 



• Mr. Praeger showed some rare Irish flowering plants collected in 

 1896, an account of which will appear in these pages. 



The President announced that the Committee had had before them 

 the question of the proposed closing of the Giants' Causeway, and had 

 decided to open a subscription list in aid of the Defence Fund, and that 

 contributions would be received at this and subsequent meetings. 

 A number of members entered their names on the list during the 

 evening. 



