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bers who brought objects of interest briefly explained and 

 commented upon their exhibits. Miss A. P. Fry exhibited 

 some ferns from Madagascar, and a crocodile's egg. Mr. 

 G. C. Griffiths exhibited a collection of Lepidopterous 

 insects, sub-family Danainse. Mr. Percy Leonard exhibited 

 a live slow-worm. Prof. Leipner exhibited a collection 

 of economic seaweeds. Mr. C. R. R-udge exhibited some 

 specimens of British Echinidas and other marine animals. 

 Mr. Edwin Wheeler exhibited four volumes of paintings 

 of British Fungi. 



On February 2nd, Prof. Leipner exhibited a specimen of 

 Lycopodiiim squamatum, the "Resurrection Plant." Mr. H. J. 

 Charbonnier exhibited a stuffed specimen of the skylark, 

 a buff variety ; also a nest of Myrapetra scutellaris, a small 

 wasp from tropical America. Mr. Claud Druitt then read a 

 paper on " The Green Woodpecker." A number of stuffed 

 specimens and sections of branches illustrated his remarks. 



At the meeting held on March 2nd, Mr. G. C. Griffiths 

 read a paper entitled, " Some Remarkable Insects." Some 

 very rare and beautiful specimens were handed round. Mr. 

 C. R. Rudge exhibited a specimen of the lantern fly. 



On April 4th, Mr. Claud Druitt exhibited some live speci- 

 mens of the great warty newt, the palmated newt, and the 

 common smooth newt. Dr. A. B. Prowse then read a 

 paper entitled, " Some Ancient British Remains on Clifton 

 Down." Numerous photographs Avere shown to illustrate his 

 paper. 



At the meeting held on May 4th, which was the thirty-first 

 Annual Meeting, the reports of the Honorary Secretary, the 

 Treasurer's report and Balance Sheet, and the Librarian's 

 report were read, and the officers for the ensuing season were 

 appointed. Prof. Lloyd Morgan then gave the Presidential 

 Address, entitled, "Early Man in the South-west of Eng- 



