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in securing the Daphnia, which had totally disappeared since 

 the previous visit, the net brought up a small fragment of 

 ( Ordylophora, thus adding a new locality for this interesting 

 hydroid. It seems a pity that these holes, which are so inter- 

 esting to the student of pond-life, should be filled up. Could not 

 an effort be made to at least retain some portion as a collecting- 

 ground for the " pond-lifer " ? 



Mr. A. D. Hardy inquired whether any member of the 

 excursion party present had noticed in the water contained in 

 the excavations the alga Monostroma expansa, which has not 

 been found elsewhere. It is most conspicuous when at 

 maturity, floating and partially buoyed up by gas bubbles, 

 and ballasted with water snails, when it appears like its marine 

 cousin, the Sea Lettuce or Ulva, but unlike it in being of only 

 one cell thickness, and therefore difficult to handle. 



Mr. J. Stickland said that he had collected Monostroma 

 expansa many years ago in the quarries. 



Messrs. A. C. Gates and C. A. Nethercote gave some account 

 of the excursion to the Dee Valley and Ben Cairn from 29th 

 to 31st of January which was to a great extent spoiled by 

 unpleasant weather. MissC. Nethercote subsequently furnished 

 a report, which appears on another page. 



In the absence of Mr. E. E. Pescott. the president gave a brief 

 report of the excursion to the Burnley Horticultural Gardens 

 on Saturday, 12th February, when about fifty members and 

 visitors were present. Owing to the indisposition of Mr. Pescott, 

 the duties appertaining to leadership were ably discharged by 

 Mr. Garside, who gave some account of the various experiments 

 which are being carried out in the orchard. Subsequently, 

 .Mr. F. Beuhne, who has a wide-world reputation as an api- 

 culturist, took the party in hand, and demonstrated the 

 and confidence with which the usually pugnacious bees can 

 be handled by one conversanf with their ways and habits. 

 i ater the party was welcomed by Mr. Pescott, who expressed a 

 wish that the visit mighl b< I nexl yeai a1 a slightly 



later date. Aftei partaking <>i frail and refreshments, kindly 

 provided by Mr. Pescott, Hi'- party dispersed. 



Mr. F. Beuhne, in supplementing the president's remarks, 

 said that, owing to tin- many and varied questions put t<> him 

 by the members of tin ex< ursion pai ty, he had nol done justice 

 to hi- subject. Much oi whal he had intended saying had to 

 1„- lefl unsaid b\ 1 oi lai 1; oJ time. It the I lub fell so 



disposed, he would l><- pr< pared to give an evening on " Bees.V 



ELECl ION OF MEMBERS. 



(in a ballot being taken, Miss Bertha Keartland, Cramer- 

 m, was duly elected as an ordinary member of 



