60 CHARLES CARDALE BABINGTON. [1837 



Jan. 19. In the evening I attended by invitation a meeting of 

 the Entomological Club, held at Mr. Bennet's, Cannon Street. 



Jan. 20. Went to Deptford to see the collection belonging to 

 the Entomological Club at Mr. Norman's. Returned to Cambridge. 



Jan. 21. Degree day. 



Jan. 24. Mr. Alexander Murray called upon me and inspected 

 my insects. 



Jan. 25. Was taken with the prevalent influenza, and did not 

 leave my rooms until Sunday, 29th. 



Feb. 22. A quarterly meeting of the Cambridge Reform Society. 

 I made my first public speech upon the Irish Corporation Reform 

 Bill. 



Feb. 23. Mr. G. T. Rudd called and looked through my collec- 

 tion of insects. 



Feb. 27. Breakfasted (with Stokes of Caius) with Smith of that 

 College, in order to draw up a plan for a Natural History Society in 

 the place of Professor Henslow's Friday evening parties, which he 

 was obliged to give up at the beginning of this term. 



March 11. We held a meeting to-day, at J. J. Smith's rooms,, 

 to complete the formation of our Society in the place of Henslow's 

 Friday evening parties. (N.B. — Professor Henslow's Friday parties 

 commenced on February 15th, 1828, and were continued regularly 

 during full term until the end of the year 1836.) 



Cycle of the Puiy Club, 1837— Rev. W. H. Stokes, Mr. Haslehurst, 

 Mr. J. A. Power, Rev. Jos. Power, Mr. Ball, Mr. Babington, Rev. 

 W. P. Baily, Rev. W. L. P. Garnons, Rev. J. J. Smith, Mr. Borrer, 

 Mr. Howson, Mr. Paget, Professor Hen slow. 



April 22. Went with Henslow to the Gograagog Hills, and 

 gathered Anemone Pulsatilla (just in flower) and a few other plants, 

 such as Viola hirta, a small variety. Owing to the very cold season 

 very few plants are in flower. There has been snow several days 

 in each week, up to about the 18th inst. 



April 28. Walked with Bullock to Haslingfield, by way of 

 Grantchester, and returned by Harston, Hauxton, and Trumpington. 

 It was a most beautiful day. I am inclined to think that the neigh- 

 bourhood of Harston is nearly the prettiest part of the county. 



April 29. Went with Ball to Grantchester, and gathered in a 

 shrubbery near to the mill Laniium purpureum with white flowers. 

 We also found Fetasites vulgaris at Paradise, just come into flower. 



May 2. Went with Baber and Stevens to Cherry Hinton, and 

 gathered Viola odorata, fl. alb., Viola hirta, and V. canina. 



May 4. Dined at Trinity, in Hall, with Prickett. 



