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awaiting discovery. He then showed and described the characters and 

 distribution of plants which he grouped as follows: — Plants of lakes and 

 ditches — RaniDiculns circinatus, Mytiophylhiin verticillatum^ Potaniogeton 

 plafitagincits. Plants of marshes and hogs—Stdlaria glauca, Galium 

 nliginosiun, Jiinciis ohtusiflonis, Lastrea sp'uiulosa. Plants of pastures and 

 banks — Hypericum dubiitm, Trifolitim filiforme^ Lcontodon hirtus, and L. 

 h'.spidics, Primtila veris, Gentiana Aniarella, Orchis Alorio, O. pyramidalis. 

 Plants of dry places — Poteriiim Sangtiisorba, Dipsaciis sylveslris, Erigcron 

 acre, Carlina vulgaris, Festiica rigida. Plants of the sea-shore — Trifoliu)n 

 jragiferiim, Crithiniim niaritimiim, Atriplex portnlacoides. Alien plants 

 spreading in \x€\.2i\\(S.-Diplotaxis tntiralis, Senebiera didyma^ Arenaria tenui- 

 folia, Valerianclla Auricula, Matricaria discoidea, Crepis faraxacifolia, Linaria 

 minor^ Orobanche minor. 



Dubinin Naturai^ists' Fiei.d Ci,ub. 



December 12 — Professor A. C. Haddon in the chair. About forty 

 members and visitors were present. 



Mr. W. A. CuNNiNGTOX read a paper on "The Crabs of our Sea- 

 shores," which will shortl}' appear in the pages of this magazine. 



Professor A. C. Haddon, Mr. W. F. de V. Kane, and Dr. N, H. Alcock 

 spoke on the subject of the paper. 



Mr. J. N. Laird and Mr. J. vS. Joly were elected members of the Club, 

 and three candidates nominated for election. 



Nomination of officers and committee for 1900 were made. The 

 following resolution was adopted— " That this meeting will cordially 

 support the committee in carrying out the provisions of Rule 13." 



January 30. — Annuai, Meeting. — The outgoing President, Mr. 

 R. LTv. Praeger in the chair. Thirty-one members and visitors were 

 present. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and signed. 

 The officers and committee nominated at the last meeting were declared 

 elected, no other candidates having been nominated. Mr. Greenwood 

 PiM then took the chair. Votes of thanks were passed to the outgoing 

 President, Vice-president, and Secretary, and to the Royal Irish 

 Academy for the use of their rooms. 



The Report for 1899 was read and adopted. The following is an 

 abstract: — 



Your Committee begs to submit herewith its fourteenth Annual 

 Report. At the beginning of the year the Club numbered 191 ; at the 

 beginning of 1900 the membership stands at 177, 9 new members having 

 been elected, and 23 names removed from the list, owing to resignation 

 of members or other causes. 



The Winter Business Meetings, seven in number, have been well 

 attended, the average attendance being much as in previous years. 



As usual the papers were fully illustrated by specimens, microscopic 

 preparations, and lantern slides. 



The Winter Session opened with a Conversazione held on October 

 25th, attended by 220 members and visitors, including representatives of 

 the Belfast. Limerick, and Cork Field Clubs. 



