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REPORTS OF MEETINGS 



§0tamcal Sertioit. 



The Botanical Section having just begun the work of preparing a new 

 Flora of the District, (Mr. WilKam Sanders' Map of the Bristol Coalfield 

 being taken as a basis,) has, during the winter months, been chiefly engaged 

 in making arrangements for the summer work. Some of the Meetings 

 were also devoted to Herbarium Work. Since the beginning of April, 

 Botanical excursions have taken place every Saturday, which will also 

 be continued as far as possible throughout the year. 



(JntottT0l0gkaI Settian. 



During the Summer the only excursions taken were to Glen Froome and to 

 Brockley. In both instances pleasant afternoons were spent, but in neither 

 case were any captures made worth recording. 



At the October Meeting of the Section Mr. Grigg reported the capture, 

 during the summer, of three specimens of P. Sicula by himself and 

 Mr. Ficklin. One of the specimens deposited seventeen eggs, but unfortun- 

 ately none proved fertile. The life history of this local rarity, which seems 

 destined to remain a rarity, has now been gradually worked out, thanks 

 principally to the exertions of Messrs. Grigg and Thomas, and the skill of 



