CONTENTS. 



PAOE 



Proceedings i-xxi v 



A new Flora of Surrey, by W. H. Beeby 1 



Pond-Life, by W. Low Sarjeant 5 



The Edible Molliisca, or Shell-fish of the British Islands, by 



Edward Lovett 11 



On the Application of the Microscope to the Study of Eocks, by 



F. W. EuDLER, F.G.S 13 



Notes on the Physical Geography and Geology of Western Canada, 



by W. ToPLEY, F.G.S 16 



On the Flora and Vegetation of Western Canada, by H. T. 



Menneli,, F.L.S 18 



A Visit to the Breeding-quarters of the Spoonbill in Holland, 



by Philip Crowley, M.A., F.L.S., F.Z.S 21 



Eecent Observations made in the New Eoad at Purley, Archjeo- 



logical and Ethnological, by Alfred Carpenter, M.D., &c. 24 



The Evolution of the Fishing-hook from the Flint Hook of Pre- 

 historic Man to the Salmon Hook of the Present Day, by 

 Edward Lovett 28 



Hawks and tlieir Allies, with Notes on Hawking, by J. G. 



GooDCHiLD, F.Z.S. , F.G.S., &c 80 



On Spanianium neqhctum, sp. nov., and other new Surrey Plants, 



by W. H. Beeby (with Plate) 33 



Notes on the Glacial Deposits and other interesting Geological 



Features of North Yorkshire, by Edward Lo\'ett .37 



Plant-Life in our Ponds and Ditches, by A. W. Bennett, F.L.S. 39 



On some Recent Additions to the Flora of Surrey, by W. H. Beeby 40 



Some Snrrey Wells and their Teachings, with Sections of Wells 

 and Deep Borings in the Surrey Part of the London Basin, 

 by William Whitakeb, B.A., F.G.S., &c 48 



Notes upon tlie Evolution of the Highest Types of Human Form, 

 within historical times, in the most highly civilized nations, 

 by W. F. Stanley, F.G.S 69 



Report of the Meteorological Committee on the Temperature 

 and the Rainfall of the Crovdon District for the five years 

 1881-85, by H. S. Eaton, M.A., F.E.Met.Soc 76 



Croiilrijii gtirrostojital anb g^atural Jistoro Club. 



OFFICERS FOR 1886- 



President. — Henry T. Mennell, F.L.S. 



Vice-Presidents. — John Berney, F.R.M.S. ; Alfred Carpenter 

 M.D., &c. ; Philip Crowley, F.Z.S., F.L.S. ; H. Lee, F.L.S., &c. 



Treasurer. — Kenneth McKean, F.L.S. 



Committee.— J. G. B. Brewer; H. S. Cowdell; Thomas Cushing, 

 F.R.A.S. ; John Henry Drage ; H. S. Eaton, M.A., F.E.Met.Soc. j 

 Edward Lovett ; E. Straker ; E. B. Sturge ; H. G. Thompson, M.D. 



Hon. Secretary. — W. Low Sarjeant, 7, Belgi-ave Eoad, South 

 Norwood, S.E., to whom all communications may be addressed. 



