328 ' The Irish Naturalist, [Dec, 1897. 



DUBTvIN NaTURAIvISTS' FiELD Ci.UB. 



October 12. — The winter session was opened with the usual conver- 

 sazione, in the Royal Irish Academy Rooms, Dawson-street, which was 

 largely attended by members and their friends. The Belfast Club sent 

 JNIessrs. J. St. J. Phillips and R. Welch as their representatives, while Cork 

 and Limerick were represented by Professor Hartog and Mr. F. Neale. 



The President (Professor Cole, F.G.S.), after a few words of welcome, 

 showed a fine series of lantern slides, illustrating the Fjords and Isles of 

 Western Scotland, Skye itself being specially dwelt upon. Mr. R. Lloyd 

 Praeger, B.A., Vice-President, followed wnth an equally fine series of 

 slides, made by Mr. R. Welch, illustrating Ballycastle and district (Co. 

 Antrim), visited in Jul}' last by the Irish Field Club Union. Professor 

 Haddon, D.Sc, showed a very complete series of slides illustrating adze- 

 making in the Andaman Islands. Mr. F. W. Moore, M.R.I. A., demon- 

 strated a set of slides prepared by Mr. Greenwood Pim, M.A. (who was 

 unable to be present), illustrating the Glasnevin Arizona Cacti, &c. ; Rev. 

 W. S. Green, F.R.G.S., also sent slides relating to fishery work, &c. 

 Dr. Hurst had charge of the lantern. The natural history exhibits were 

 numerous and interesting, and included the following; — F. W. Burbidge, 

 F.L.S., Azolla in fruit, and a series of fragrant plants; G. H. Carpenter, 

 B.Sc. , sample insect-cases for the new Museum collection of Irish animals ; 

 Rev. M. H. Close, M.A., F.G.S., his map of the glacial drumlins, or 

 parallel ridges of boulder-clay of Ireland; H. K. G. Cuthbert, Treasurer, 

 a handful of shingle from Ballybunion, Co. Kerry ; G. P. F'arran, some 

 land and fresh -water shells from Westmeath and Sligo ; A. H. Foord, 

 Ph.D., F.G.S., Carboniferous fossils from Malahide and Hook Head; 

 Mrs. W. S. Green, fossil corals. Clew Bay islands; Miss R. Hensman 

 and T. Johnson, D.Sc, Hon. Secretary, some Irish Corallinaceae ; A. V. 

 Jennings, F.L.S., F.G.S., two table cases of mosses and liverworts for 

 the Botanical Teaching Collections in the Royal College of Science; 

 D. M'Ardle, Anthoceros and other rare liverworts, with microscopic 

 illustrations; F'. W. Moore, M.R.I.A., a much-admired group of insecti- 

 vorous and other plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin ; A. R. 

 Nichols, B.A., some rare deep-water Echinoderms, &c., from the West 

 Coast of Ireland; J. vSt. J. Phillips and J. R. Bell, B.N.F.C, Opals and 

 other objects of geological interest ; R. Lloyd Praeger, B.A., B.E., Vice- 

 President, characteristic plants of Co. Antrim, visited by the Club on the 

 Ballycastle excursion; J. G. Robertson, some natural history objects; 

 Mrs. J. T. Tatlow, marine shells from Woodstown, Co. Waterford ; H.J. 

 Seymour, specimens of Irish rocks ; Miss L. Shackleton, a series of 

 beautiful water-colour drawings of flowering plants, prepared in part for 

 the Botanical Collection, vScience and Art Museum; R. Welch, B.N.F.C, 

 Irish land and freshwater shells (Ballycastle, &c.) Thanks were 

 expressed to the ladies of the Committee (Mrs. J. T. Tatlow, Misses R. 

 Hensman, and Singleton) and to Mrs. Grenville Cole for their excellent 

 management of the refreshments dispensed during the meeting. 



