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skeleton of a mouse being quite as wonderful and complex as 
that of a lion. 
Those who have microscopes are advised strongly not only to 
find, examine. and name their specimens, but also to make draw- 
ings and keep records of what they observe. This year has 
shown us, in some admirable Papers read before this Society, 
the great advantages to be derived from this mode of procedure. 
With regard to the flora of the district, your Committee can 
add nothing to the excellent Paper given by Mr. E. J. Baruure, 
in exhortation to the diligent collecting and arranging the 
plants found within a given area of the County of the City, and 
we expect, this year, good work will he done in this Section. 
The best thanks of the Society are also due to Mr. Barus for 
his reports of many of the Papers that have been read before the 
Society. - 
We come now to the more immediate work of the Society, 
which, for the sake of convenience, we will consider under four 
heads— 
1. Tue Excursions during the summer months ; 
2. GENERAL LEcTuREs ; 
3. SecTionaL MEEsETINGs ; 
4, Exvementary Free Lectures. 
There have been eight Field Excursions, when the following 
places were visited :— 
May. TZUN sc csessscsos senasscaycecesvucssathaee tree Cefn Caves, near Denbigh. 
RUETIGIAE Mer ven dacayssescncadecsasssstcarvcyaetaaees Beeston Castle. 
EE cons gh ooo «8a We sda Zasanoseieeee Glyn Ceiriog. 
PROM E MIG ca ss ess vcc)see taste vac'rss nncveedeter ster Delamere Forest. 
GRAN TUSBIUL (o<creat acever, Ga texrecverccerveneueee Combermere. 
ay MOUlisee ccacrh eka es ‘adeswogunmbonndeccee Halkyn Mountain. 
PIEDUELINER LOUD ovspss<cnensssssoasreeatieestaene Moel Gamelin, near Llangollen. 
ROECOMET ANU: argetenstastonn cease ocaceterete immed Aquarium and Winter Gardens, 
Southport. 
One of the most successful and best-attended excursions was 
the one to Southport. This was, in a great measure, due to the 
kindness of the Mayor of Southport and the Directors of the 
Winter Gardens and Aquarium, who did all in their power to 
make the day agreeable. The thanks of the Society are due to 
