June 6, On some Orchidaceous Plants, Mr. G. Dowker, F.G.S. 



July 14, The Popular Names of British Plants, Mr. G. H. Nelson, M.A., 

 F.G.S., F.R.G.S. 



October 3, The Galls on the Leaves of the Elm, Mr. G. S. Saunders. 



November 7, On Fog, Capt. McDakin. 



December 5, Vesuvius and its Environs, Major Parker, F.GS. 



The following members have also exhibited many Micro- 

 scopical preparations or botanical specimens, or have in other 

 ways contributed materials for examination and discussion : — 

 Col. Horsley, R.E., Rev. R. N. Gandy, Mrs. Dean, Miss Kingsford, 

 Miss Hurst, Messrs. R. E. Thomson, T. B. Rosseter, F.R.M.S., 

 Sibert Saunders, Sidney Harvey, F.C.S , Pugh, and E. B. Hayward. 



Detailed Reports of the Proceedings and Abstracts of the 

 Papers, which have appeared in the " Canterbury Press," have 

 been transferred, for the information of members, to the Society's 

 Scrap Book. 



On the 13th June, an Excursion took place under the 

 guidance of Mr. G. Dowker to the Marsh district, between Wing- 

 ham and Heart's Delight. The day was in every respect favourable. 

 A large number of botanical specimens was collected. After tea 

 at the Lion Inn, the party visited the Nicker Pits nearWithernsean 

 Hall. These curious pools are doubtless caused by the welling up 

 of water, which has percolated through the adjacent hills of 

 Tertiary Sands, and form the sources of a considerable stream. 



It was not possible during 1883, in consequence of the state 

 of the funds, to make any further purchases of New Books for the 

 Library, the sum received from the Hon. Treasurer, viz. £6 12s. 7d., 

 being sufficient only for the payment of the Quarterly and 

 Monthly Periodicals taken in by the Society, and for binding those 

 of the previous year. Of the above sum the Periodicals cost 

 £4 13s. 6d., and the binding of 15 vols. £1 19s. Id. 



The 4th Vol. of Buckton's Monograph of the British 

 Aphides was received from the Ray Society in 1883, in return for 

 the annual Subscription of one guinea to that Society. 



