HERTFORDSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY 



AND FIELD CLUB. 



The objects of the Society are: — 1. The investigation of the Meteorology, 

 Geology, Botany, Zoology, and Pre-historic Archseology of the County of Hertford. 



2. The publication of the results of such investigntion made by its Members. 



3. The dissemination amongst its Members of information on ]\atural History, 

 Microscopy, and Photograpliy. 4. The formation of a Library of works on 

 Natural History, and of a Museum illustrative of the Geology, Botany, and 

 Zoology of the County (the Vertebrata excepted). 5. The discom-agement of 

 the practice of removing rare plants from the localities of which they are 

 chai'acteristic, and of exterminating rare birds, fish, and other animals. 



The head-quarters of the Society are at the AVatfoid Endowed Schools. Here 

 the Society has a Library of over 1200 volumes of Scientific Works, which are 

 lent free to Members ; and also a Museum, the chief feature of Avhiuh is the 

 Herbarium of the authors of the first P'lora of the County, Messrs. Coleman 

 and Webb. 



Evening meetings of the Society are held at the AVatford Endowed Schools at 

 least once a month during the Winter and Spring. Evening meetings are also 

 held occasionally at St. Albans, Hertford, Ware, and other places. Field 

 meetings are held during the Spring and Summer in various parts of the County. 



Members pay an Entrance Fee of lOs., and an Annual Subscription of lO.s., 

 for which they may, if preferred, compnund by a payment of £5. Ladies are 

 eligible for election. 



Donations to the Society, and letters relating thereto, should be addressed 

 to the Librnrian, W. 11. Carter, B.A., Bushey Hall Eoad, Watford; and to the 

 Museum, to the Cnrator, A. E. Gibbs, F.L.S., The Hollies, St. Albans. Sub- 

 scriptions, etc., are payable to the Treasurer, John Weall, 38, High Street, 

 Waiford. 



Members may obtain any of the publications of the Society, postage free, by 

 remitting the price to the Assistant Secretary, H. J. Wardale, 3, Adela Terrace, 

 Watford. They may also be obtained through any bookseller. 



Forms of proposal for ^[embership, and any further information, may be 

 obtained on application to either of tlie Honorary Secretaries 



JOHN MORISON, M.D.,F.G.S., St. Albans. 



F. M. CAMPBELL, F.L.S., etc., Rose Hill, Hoddesdou. 



