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Hroceedings of the Society. 
FIFTH SUMMER SESSION—1869. 
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The Annual Meeting for the Election of Officers, with which it has 
become customary to inaugurate the Summer Session of the Society, was 
held on Tuesday, July 27th, at Castle Hill, at the kind invitation of J. 
Edwards, Esq. Tea and coffee were provided at five o'clock; after which 
the members enjoyed a stroll about the grounds, and it was not until 
about seven that the business of the meeting began, when, the company 
being assembled in front of the house, the Secretary read the following 
report :— 
For the third time it becomes my duty to report to you the progress of 
our society, which has now concluded the fourth year of its existence. It 
seems to me a peculiarly edifying practice that we should, at the end of 
each year, pause to look back upon the past, to note what we have done, 
and at the same time to observe our shortcomings, and glean hints for im- 
provement in the many points where improvement is desirable. During 
the Summer Session of last year our Society was in abeyance; indeed, with 
the exception of a very pleasant meeting in the place where we are now 
assembled, any work done was rather that of individuals than of the 
Society asa body. Our winter meetings were, as usual, well attended : 
the following is a list of the papers read on‘those occasions :— 
On English Plant Names (two papers) wic.seecscececeeeees iseseee The Secretary. 
AVVDITORS WIODK ce siencsidsccctics scusgatieeant@scteSteenenscctioccn ce ces re Mr. Uilyett. 
* Additions to the Wycombe Flora, 1868 Mea teekcccs cones secevereess The Secretary. 
On Some Obscure Points in Vegetable Physiology (communicated) 
Robert Holland, Esq. 
OUR AW AtEr-DINGE fer. crv coe chee emtuncetecs+eh ces tare un cetesaee T. Marshall, Esq. 
*Fern Freaks (communicated) .......ceccsscsssserscecesees Robert Holland, Esq. 
On the South Staffordshire Coalfields (communicated) 
Rev. W. H. Painter 
*On the Prominent Moths of Buckinghamshire (communicated) 
Rev. H. Harpwr-Crewe. 
On the Progress of Geology ...cissscccscsreverssecereedonn Parker, jun., Esq. 
FAnnual AMATOGS seiuisisesecercndsdeeeseeiechoonecssetaceecsevttearveveesl MOU n Emons 
