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Professor Boulger in his reply mentioned that Eryngium 

 campestre had been exterminated by golf at New Romney, Kent, 

 and that a rare species of Clematis was in danger of extermination 

 at Staaten Island on the other side of the Atlantic from the 

 same cause. He had noticed that at Cheddar the cottagers root 

 up Thalictnmi montanum, but not the Cheddar pink, which is 

 mostly cultivated in gardens. The danger with regard to 

 Nature-study was a great one, and rare flowers could only be 

 prevented from being exterminated by keeping the knowledge of 

 their localities to oneself. He saw that the meeting generally 

 was in favour of the issue of a circular, possibly in connection 

 \f\t\\ the pubhcation of a " reader." With regard to legislation 

 he thought it would not do its work tmless backed by public 

 interest, but he believed it to be absolutely necessary. 



The remainder of the meeting was devoted to reports from 

 some of the Sectional Committees of the Association. 



Section C {Geology). — The Delegates were asked to assist the 

 following Research Committees : — (1) Erratic Blocks ; (2) Trias 

 Committee ; (3) Geographical and Greological Names. The first 

 of these Committees has been at work for many years, but still 

 asks for information on the distribution of erratic blocks. The 

 third is a new Committee which can only properly discharge its 

 duties by the co-operation of the local Societies. 



Section D {Zoology). — The following subjects are suggested as 

 worthy of local attention: — The study of the fresh- water plankton 

 and of the Rotifera of East Anglia [and elsewhere]. 



Section E {Geography). — To assist a new Committee by 

 sending data of the composition and value of rainfall and 

 discharge of rivers and lakes ; and also the third Committee 

 under Geology. 



Section I {Physiology) . — To aid a new Committee in considering 

 the effect of local climate on health and disease. Medical men 

 and meteorologists can render great help to this Committee. 



Members of the Society and others walling to assist any of 

 these Committees ai'e desired to communicate with the writer of 

 this report ; or with the Secretary of the British Association at 

 Burlington House, London, W. 



VISIT TO THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM, SOUTH 

 KEXSINGTOX, 28th APRIL, 1906. 



The chief object of this visit was to enable members of the 

 Society to examine and have explained to them the cast of the 

 skeleton of the gigantic Dinosaur, Diplodocus Carnegii, which 

 has recently been given to the Museum by Mr. Andrew Carnegie. 



The members assembled in the Great Hall of the Museum, 

 where they were received by Dr. A. Smith Woodwai'd, F.R.S., 

 Keeper of Geology, who conducted them to the Reptile Gallery, 

 the cast being too large for any of the geological rooms. 



