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bonnier exhibited and offered remarks on " Some of our 

 "Winter Visitants of the Feathered Tribe." 



At the meeting held on February 5th, Mr. Edward 

 Wethered, F.G.S., F.C.S., read a paper entitled " Evidence 

 of the Process of the Formation of the Oolitic E-ocks, as 

 deduced from Microscopic Examination." A number of 

 interesting photographs, and especially micro-photographs, 

 were thrown on the screen in illustration of the lecturer's 

 remarks. 



On March 5th the Hon. Sec. (in the absence of the author. 

 Dr. Alfred C. Fryer) read a paper on " Some Ancient 

 Mortars," with chemical analyses of mortars found in old 

 Koman buildings. Mr. Wm. Duncan read a paper on 

 " Cassava, the Food of the Caribs," illustrated by models and 

 specimens. An abstract will be found in the Proceedings. 



On April 2nd, Dr. A. B. Prowse read a paper on " Lan- 

 guage and Eace," which will be found in the Proceedings. 



The 29th Annual Meeting was held on May 7th, and after 

 the Report of the Council, the Balance Sheet, and the 

 Financial Report had been read and adopted, and the 

 officers for the ensuing year appointed Prof. C. Lloyd 

 Morgan delivered a Presidential Address on "The Nature 

 and Origin of Variations." This address will be found 

 printed in the Proceedings. 



H. PEPC^ LEONARD, 



Hon. Reporting Sec. 



FINAL REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



A FTER an existence of nearly thirty years, the Botanical 

 -^-^ Section, as a segregate, now disappears ; its members 

 being merged in a division that will be known in future as 



