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Polydrosus and a single Balaninus nucum. The Cardinal 
Beetle, Pyvochroa serraticornis, and two species of Chryso- 
mela completes the small number of Coleoptera observed. 
On the slopes of the hills the flowers of the Viper’s Bugloss 
were attractive to the black variety Harrisellus of Bombus 
hortorum. B. lapidarius occurred on thistles. 
Empty shells of the Apple Snail, Helix pomatia were very 
numerous and a short search soon revealed some living 
specimens. This and Cyclostoma elegans which seems to 
occur always on chalk, and which is I believe, our only 
British operculated land-snail were the most noticeable 
of the Mollusca. 
The sky, which had gradually grown more overcast, now 
looked very threatening, and all haste was made to get to 
Reigate before the storm burst. The botanists, however, 
noted several interesting Orchids in the high grass. These, 
with the exception of a single specimen, were left growing. 
Our haste proved to have been quite unnecessary, for as 
we were reaching Reigate the clouds dispersed and the 
sun shone brightly once more. 
The following Officers were elected for the coming 
year :— 
President, Mr. A. J. Crosfield. 
Secretary. Mr. G. E. Frisby. 
Treasurer. Miss Ethel Sargant. 
Committee. Rev. R. A. Bullen, Rev. E. J. Baker, Mrs. 
Powell, Dr. T. A. Chapman, Messrs. J. B. 
Crosfield, C. E. Salmon, F. Hughes, J. Lin- 
nell, S. T. Klein, A. E. Tonge, and W. H. 
Tyndall. 
The Meeting then resolved itself into an ordinary Even- 
ing Meeting. 
Present—51. 
Mr. Alfred B. Harding, Fellow of the Physical Society, 
delivered an interesting Lecture entitled ““From Noise to 
Music.” The Lecture was illustrated with many interest- 
ing experiments and with lantern slides. Glass plates, 
thinly covered with fine sand, were caused to vibrate in 
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