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hanging perpendicularly, and tapering to a graceful point ; they were 

 produced by the flow of sap from the Maple, were transparent, nearly 

 colourless, and of a very slight sugary taste. The flow of sap must 

 have been abundant, and seeing that the opening of the buds of the 

 Maple takes place usually about the beginning of May, this flow of 

 sap was taking place some seven weeks before the expansion of the 

 leaves. (See PI. 1, f. 2.) 



The President exhibited a quantity of small black insects, when 

 in mass looking like so much fine gunpowder, which had been sent to 

 him from Yorkshire, and obtained in the high road near Middles- 

 borough, where they had appeared in immense profusion in the 

 vicinity of puddles which had resulted from the thawing of the snow. 

 The snow had been some time on the ground, and the insects, which 

 belong to the family Poduridse, appeared immediately after the snow 

 had melted. 



The President then addressed the meeting, and pointed out the 

 botanical characters, peculiarities, geographical distribution, medicinal 

 and other properties, of the large and interesting family of plants 

 known as Arads, of which our common Arum maculalum is a good 

 illustration. Some very curious examples of this family of plants 

 were placed on the table, to which the President alluded, and par- 

 ticularized the more remarkable species. 



Annual General Meeting, July \2th, 1867. 

 Tf.jjth Annual Report. 



The Holmesdale Natural History Club has now been iu existence 

 for ten years, and the Committee in making their Annual Report 

 have to look back with pleasure at its gradually increasing prosperity 

 and usefulness, especially in extending a taste for Natural History 

 pursuits in this neighbourhood. 



During the past year the resignations and admissions have been 

 about the same in number ; seven members and four subscribers 

 have been elected. 



The Club has sustained a great loss by the death of one of its 

 Vice-Presidents, the late Mr Thomas Martin, who had ably filled 



