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JANUARY 16th, 1873. Annual Meeting. Mr. B. N. Lobb in 

 the chair. The accounts of the present year were audited 

 and passed, and a subscription of one guinea was voted to the 

 Library fund. The President and Honorary Secretary were re- 

 elected, with thanks for their past services. 



At the conclusion of the Annual Meeting an Ordinary Meeting 

 was held, at which Mr. Jacques exhibited a collection of plants 

 from Bude, London, and ^N'orthamptonshire. 



February 20th. The meeting of the Section was held by 

 invitation at the residence of the President, ^Mr. Leipner, who 

 made an interesting communication on the Characeoe^ illustrated 

 by a fine collection of specimens. 



March 20th. Mr; P. JS". Lobb exhibited a collection of 

 specimens from Dartmoor. 



June 19th. An excursion to Brockley took place. 



August 28th. Under the direction of Mr. Dunn, an excursion 

 was taken to investigate the neighbourhood of iN'ailsea Moor. 



November 20th. Mr. Yabbicom exhibited specimens from 

 "West Cornwall. The President, Mr. Leipner, handed in a 

 collection of Chili plants, collected and presented by Mr. E. C. 

 Eeed, a former member of the Section, and now of the National 

 Museum in Santiago, Chili. 



December 18th. The evening was occupied in mounting 

 specimens for the herbarium. 



