1911. 
Oct. 
March 
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Nov. 
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1911. 
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6 
SECTIONAL MEETINGS, 
BOTANICAL SECTION. 
19th - * “Some Problems in Floral Biology.’—Mr. Artuur A. 
DawtuMAN, F.C.8. 
18th—* “Some British Plant Communities.”—Mr. Jorn SourH- 
WORTH. 
25th—* “A Survey of the Historical and Botanical Features of 
the Cereals of Great Britain,’ Mr. T. EK. Mrun. 
ZOOLOGICAL SECTION. 
9th—* “Gulls and other Sea-birds which frequent the Dee, and 
their breeding-haunts.’—Mr. ALFRED NEWSTEAD, F.E.S. 
(Curator). 
15th— Zoological Notes and Observations on the past year, contri- 
buted by the following Members :—TuHE CHaAiRMAN (Dr. 
W. H. Dosir), Mr. J. AnKtE, Mr. J. THompson, Tuk 
Curator, and others. 
An immature specimen of the Glaucous Gull (Larus 
glaucus), the gift of Dr. A. Haminron, and other 
interesting additions were exhibited. 
14th—* “Science of the Sea ’’—Mr. G. A. Duntop (Sub-Curator, 
Warrington Municipal Museum). 
GEOLOGICAL SECTION. 
21st—“ The Origin and Nature of Soils; their Composition and 
Uses.”—Mr. A. W. Lucas, F.G.S. 
18th—* The Soils of the District.”—Mr. Hrersert Hatcu, M.Sc. 
NATURAL PHILOSOPHY SECTION. 
30th—‘ The Chemistry of Oils, and the principles of Lubri- 
cation.’—Mr. T. J. W. Hott, B.Sc. (Dee Oil Co., Ltd.) 
Illustrated with Experiments. 
29th—* ‘The Age of the Earth.’-—Mr. Herperr Hatcu, M.Sc. 
MICROSCOPICAL SECTION. 
15th— Conversational Evening. *Notes on the Life Histories of 
some Marine Diatoms, by Mr. J. D. StppaLt. 
Living Marine Zoophytes, by Mr. M. Jounson and Mr, R. 
Lams (Junr.) 
Exhibition of Rare Polycystina, by Mr. JoskpH Davixs. 
PHOTOGRAPHIC SECTION. 
26th—* “A Thousand Miles up the Irrawady.”—Mr. Witt R. 
Ross. 
