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of the Royal Gardens at Kew, and the January number of the Kew Bulletin supplies 

 a few notes on some of the products, many of which are quite new to the Museum. 



The Eastbourne Natural History Society has issued its Transactions for the 

 Session 1892-3. Among the various papers on subjects of such world-wide 

 importance as are usually affected by our local societies, we note a list of the Marine 

 Polyzoa of Eastbourne, by Dr. H. S. Gabbett, and some interesting notes by 

 Mr. H. Michell-Whitley, the president, on recent archaeological finds in the 

 Eastbourne district. The Society numbers 62 members, including the Right Hon. 

 T. H. Huxley. 



The Royal Zoological Society of Dublin has recently acquired by purchase 

 a jaguar, a hairy tapir, a golden agouti, three tree ducks, two curassows, four 

 crested quails, and two black parrots. 



The Geological Society of America held its sixth annual meeting at the end of 

 December last, in Boston and Cambridge, Mass., under the Presidency of Sir J. W. 

 Dawson. In his presidential address, Sir William discussed recent geological 

 problems, especially those connected with pre-Cambrian rocks, mountain formation, 

 the Glacial period, and the Deluge. Abstracts of many of the papers read will be 

 found in the February number of The American Geologist. The next winter meeting 

 is to be at Baltimore, when Professor T. C. Chamberlin will preside. We are 

 informed that at the annual dinner " there was a continual flow of wit and good 

 humour." This is probably to be accounted for by the fact that the remarks made 

 by the fellows present were " brief." 



At the annual meeting of the Biological Society of Washington, the President, 

 Professor C. V. Riley, entomologist of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, delivered 

 an address on the Social Insects. " The instinctive and inevitable actions of insects 

 are," he said, " associated with many others, which result from the possession of 

 intelligence, of conscious reasoning, and reflective powers." 



Particulars of the sixth Geological Congress, which will be held at Ziirich from 

 August 20 to September 2, are to hand. The subscription will be twenty-five 

 francs (;^i), and should be sent to M. C. Escher-Hess, Bahnhofstrasse, Ziirich. The 

 Excursions are numerous and comprehensive, and for the convenience of our 

 readers we append a brief list. 



Those arranged before the session commences are as follow : — August 22 to 

 27, under the direction of M. Schardt — Geneva to Bellegarde ; Chatillon-de-Michaille 

 to Nantua ; Charrix to Chesery ; to Thoiry ; to Gex ; to Geneva (cost 50 frs.). 

 August 23 to 27, under M. Jaccard— Portarlier to Vallorbes; toYverdon; toFleurier; 

 to Neuchatel ; to Locle (cost 50 frs.). August 22 to 27, under M. RoUier — Porrentruy 

 to Delemont (3 days in this district) ; to Saignelegier ; to St. Imier ; to Bienne 

 (cost 60 frs.). August 22 to 26, under M Schmidt — Wiesenthal to Bale (2 days) ; to 

 Laufenberg ; to Brugg ; to Ziirich (cost 60 frs.). August 24 to 28, under M. Miihlberg 

 — Staffelegg to Olten ; to Kirchzimmer ; to Reigoldswil ; to Aarau ; to Ziirich (cost 

 50 frs.). 



Those arranged after the session: — September 3 to 13, under M. Heim — Ziirich 

 to Weissbad; Santis; Amden; Obstalden ; Linthal; Elm; Films; Tenigerbad; 

 Olivone; Bernardino; Lugano (cost 200 frs.). September 3 to 14, under M.Schmidt 

 —Ziirich to Schwytz ; Wasen ; Hospenthal ; Ulrichen ; Airolo ; Fusio ; Faido ; 

 Lugano (250 frs.). September 3 to io,"under M. Baltzer — Ziirich to Innertkirchen ; 

 Gstellihorn ; Guttannen ; Hospice Grimsel ; Hospenthal ; Airolo ; Lugano. 

 September 3 to 15, under AI. Schardt — BuUe to Albeuve ; Rougemont ; Chalet du 

 Grosjable; Ormont; Bex ; Champery ; Sanlanfe; Tete-Noire; Champex; Bagnes 

 Brigue; Domo d'Ossola ; Lugano (150 frs.). Several other excursions have been 



