REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL AND MICROSCOPICAL 

 SECTION, 1 890-9 r. 



Chairman: J. T. Harris, Ksq. 



Owing in a great measure to the regretted ill-health of our Chairman, 

 this Section, as a whole, has done but little work during the past year. 

 One evening meeting was held (April 8th) at which Messrs. J. E. Nowers 

 and J. G. Wells exhibited and described the large collection of plants 

 they had made during the preceding summer m the Isles of .Aran and in 

 Connemara, and which comprised several plants very rare in the British 

 Isles, and also some that had not been previously recorded from Aran. 

 The attendance was 6. 



The results of the systematic Phenological Observations, which have 

 again been vigorously carried out, though by one observer less, accom- 

 pany this report. The Secretary would be pleased to receive the names 

 of any Members who are willing to aid in carrying on these observations. 



As an unavoidable result of the reason mentioned above, the work 

 upon the Flora of the district has been practically at a stand-still during 

 the past session, but will be resumed when the much-wished-for recovery 

 of our Chairman renders it possible. 



The immediate neighbourhood is becoming so thoroughly investigated 

 that we have but few finds to record this year, though field work has 

 been carried on as usual. The finds consist of fresh localities for three 

 species. 



By Mr J. E. Nowers and the Hon. Sec— 



Polygonum minus, Huds., Branston. 



Polygonum mite, Schrank, „ 



Ophioglossum viilgatum, Linn., Tatenhill and Knowle Hills. 



JAMES G. WELLS, 



Hon. Sec. of Section. 



