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literature and nomenclaturo of the two species, and, amongst other 

 interesting facts, he states that cats, to whom the valerian is a " planta 

 grata," readily discriminate between the two forms or species, about 

 which botanists differ, devoting their attention almost exclusively to 

 the chalk plant, V. mikanii, which is no doubt the true F. officinalis 

 of the Pharmacopoeia. 



Phenological Botany has received considerable attention, and Mr. 

 Miller has placed the results of many years' patient observationa 

 before the Club (Trans., Art. 69). 



On behalf of the Sub-Committee, 



Hbney T. Mennell, Hon. Sec. 



Eeport of the Photographic Sub-Committee, January, 1889. 



The Photographic Section has now a muster-roll of 31 members, 

 and is probably the strongest section of the Club, for all the members 

 are workers. The meetings, which are held on the first Friday in 

 each month throughout the year, have generally been instructive, and 

 have been very well attended, the Club-room having been on several 

 occasions inconveniently crowded. Four evenings were devoted to 

 lantern exhibitions, and some excellent work was shown. Valuable 

 assistance could doubtless be given by the members of this section to 

 anyone wishing to deliver a well-illustrated lecture or paper before 

 the Club. 



The summer of the present year was a bad one for out-door work, 

 and though the usual excursions have been undertaken, few good 

 pictures resulted. Early in the summer the Photo Section received an 

 invitation from Mr. F. W. East, of Lowfield Heath, to spend a day 

 with him. The invitation was cordially accepted, and on Saturday, 

 the 30th of June, 12 members armed with cameras proceeded to 

 Horley, and were met by Mr. East, who drove them to many pretty 

 spots in the neighbourhood, and afterwards entertained them most 

 hospitably in his own house. The weather, though bright, was 

 unfortimately very windy, and notwithstanding a large number of 

 exposures, the results were indifferent. 



Excursions were held on the 28th of April (Leatherhead), the 2nd 

 of June (Eeigate Park), the 28th of July (Oxted), and tiie 11th of 

 August (Betch worth and Brockham), when Mr. Purser was conductor. 

 The weather on the last occasion, though dull, was very still, and 

 some excellent pictures were obtained. 



Two very useful papers have been contributed by Mr. Chas. Hnssey, 

 namely : on the 6th of April, " Stereoscopic Photos and how to take 

 them " (Trans., Art. 67) ; and on the 7th of September, " Pizzighelh's 

 Platinum printing-out process." He also showed, at the December 

 meeting, his method of making lantern-slides by reduction from large 

 negatives, and the printing in of clouds. At the same meeting Mr. 

 Low Sarjeant gave an excellent demonstration on contact printing, 

 and the development of gelatino-bromide lantern-shdes. 



K. McKean, Hon. Sec. 



