Wright, and Young, for the flowers, &c., so generously lent 

 by them, and the many members and friends of this and 

 other local Societies for their valuable contributions. The 

 attendance was far larger than usual. 



The Field Meeting took place on the 24th June, at 

 Rochester. After visiting the Cathedral and Castle, the 

 party drove to Cobham, where, by the kind permission of 

 Lord Darnley, they were shown over the Hall and Park. 

 The Old Church, famous for its numerous brasses was also 

 visited. The members and their friends returned by way of 

 Gad's Hill to the " Bull " Hotel, at Rochester. 



On the 18th July, the members and their friends dined 

 together at the "New Falcon '' Hotel, Gravesend. The 

 President introduced the subject of " Foreign Birds in 

 Captivity," for discussion. 



The Cryptogamic Meeting was held on the loth 

 October. On this occasion the members of this Society 

 were joined by those of other local Societies, and were 

 conducted by Dr. Spurrell, from Abbey Wood Station, 

 through Abbey Wood to Belvedere. Many species of fungi 

 were collected and named by the President. A list of these 

 is given on the following page. 



The Council have to thank Mr. W. P. Bloxam, F.C.S., 

 for a most instructive lecture on " Explosives," which he 

 delivered and illustrated by numerous experiments on the 

 16th January, 1886. All the experiments were very success- 

 ful, and an abstract of the lecture will be published with 

 the Report. 



A valuable addition to the Library has been made by 

 the presentation by Mr. T. O. Donaldson, of a copy of a 

 work "On the Construction of Timber," by John Mill, 

 M.D., published in 1774. 



The Council would be glad if Members would make 

 known to their friends the existence of this Society, and 

 would be pleased to welcome any new Members. 



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