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district for the gardens. Small fruits, as currants and goose- 
berries, were for the most part abundant. Strawberries suf- 
fered from the drought in June. Apples were abundant. 
Pears and plums scarce, although in some districts in the West 
of England plums were most abundant. 
Muertine, held at Reigate, 20th of March, 1896. 
Mr. Poulter exhibited geological specimens from Franz Josef 
Land containing foraminifera. 
Mr. C. E. Salmon exhibited several species of Rubi collected 
by him at Hindhead. 
Mr. C. E. Salmon presented a list of new localities for plants 
in Surrey :— 
Sagina ciliata, Fr. Shalford Common. C.E.S. 
Hypericum Androsemum, L. Near Goudhurst Pond, near 
Cowden. C.E.S. 
Callitriche hamulata, Kuetz. Shalford Common. C.E.S. 
Serratula tinctoria, L. Roadside near Churt, Bellagio. 
C.E.S. 
Myosotis sylvatica, Hoffm. Between Holmbury Hill and 
Farley Heath. C.E.S. 
Polygonum Bistorta, L. Roadside between Gomshall and 
Felday. C.E.S. 
Miss Crosfield read a paper on 
THE TREMADOC SLATES. 
In presenting a paper to this Society upon one small division of 
geological science, it seems necessary to offer some introductory 
remarks, in order to endeavour to make the subject interesting 
to those whose studies have been chiefly in other branches of 
Natural Science. In doing so, I run the risk of being tedious 
to the geologists present, and am open to the criticism of 
dealing with matters outside my subject. 
