164 THE ESSEX FIELD CLUB. REPORTS OF MEETINGS. 



recently acquired, and he and Mr. Christy made some remarks on the same. 

 Thanks were accorded to the donors and exhibitors. 



Papers read. — Mr. F. W. Rudler read his report as Club's Delegate at 

 the meetings ot the Corresponding Societies Committee of the British Association 

 held in London on October 30th and 31st last. 



A discussion ensued on some points in ^M r. Rudler's report, particularly as 

 to the preservation of wild flowers, started by Prof. Meldola, and in which the 

 J 'resilient, Mr. Wilson, Mr. W. Cole, and others part. 



A cordial vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Rudler for representing the Club 

 as Delegate at the Conference and for his report {ante pp. 152 — 54). 



Lecture. — Mr. F. Martin-Duncan then delivered a lecture entitled "In 

 Demeter's Garden; or the Romance ot Plant-life." The lecture was fully 

 illustrated by lantern-slides from the lecturer's own photographs. 



A discussion was carried on by the President, Prof. Meldola, Mr. Barnard, 

 and Mr. F. W. Elliott. The Lecturer described the methods employed 

 in taking the instantaneous photographs he had shown. 



A vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Duncan, and the meeting ended. 



THE 243rd ORDINARY MEETING. 



Saturday, January 2~th, 1906. 



The third meeting of the Winter Session was held as usual, the President in 

 the chair. 



New Member.— Mr. Ellis Edwards, of Graham House, Cephas Street, 

 Mile End. £,, was elected a member. 



Photographs taken at Meetings of the Club. — Prof. Meldola pre- 

 sented some photographs taken in former years in connection with the Club's 

 meetings and explorations. He added, as a little personal matter, that one picture 

 recorded the first meeting of himself and the Hon. Secretary in Epping Forest, 

 many years before the foundation of the Club, 



Flint Implements and Fossils from Clacton. — The Secretary 

 exhibited a small collection of flint implements and fossil bones, collected and 

 presented to the Club by Master Randall, a pupil of Clacton College. These 

 bones had been identified by Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S. The Secretary 

 mentioned that Mr. Newton had very kindly examined the whole of the 

 Pleistocene and other fossil bones in the Museum. The Club was much indebted 

 to him for this service. 



Honey Buzzard from Kelvedon. — The Secretary also exhibited a Honey 

 Buzzard from Kelvedon, Essex, which had been purchased from Mr. 

 Ambrose. Also several very interesting examples of Mimicry and Protective 

 Resemblance which had been recently acquired for the Museum. 



Professor Meldola, Mr. W. H. Dalton, F.G.S., Mr. E. T. Newton, F.R.S. , 

 Mr. F. W. Reader, and the President, spoke anent the various exhibits, and 

 thanks were passed to the donors. 



Lecture. — Professor Meldola having taken the chair, Mr. Christy delivered a 

 lecture on "Methods of Fire-making, Ancient and Modern." The lecturer 

 treated of the fire-drill, fire-saw, fire-plough, flint-and -steel, " instantaneous 

 lights," the modern friction -match, &c, 



