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SECTIONAL REPORTS. 



BOTANICAL. 



A series of six popular Lectures were given in this 

 Section as below : — 



1894. 



Xov. 8— Introductory— " Tlie Vegetable Kingdom," by Mr. E. J. Baillie. 



,, 22- "The Minute Structure of Plants " by Mr. J. D. Sidl>ai,i,. 

 Dec. 6 — "Fossil Botany," by Mk. A. W. LucA.s. 



,, 20 — " Life-work of Plants from a Chemical Point of View," by 



1895. Mr. F. V. Button. 



Jan. 3 — " The Preservation of Plants," by Mr. Leo Grindox. 



,, 17 — "Parasitic Plants," by Miss Macdonald. 



All the Meetings were well attended, and interesting 

 discussions ensued upon most of them. Great pains had 

 been taken bj- each Lecturer in the preparation of the 

 Lectures, which were copiously illustrated by Lantern 

 Slides, and by living and dried examples. We are 

 encouraged to believe that these consecutive series of 

 Lectures serve a most useful purpose in creating and 

 keeping alive interest in that study of Natural Histon,- for 

 which the Society was originally instituted. We would 

 also take this opportunit}- to remind the Members that the 

 Librar}- and Herbarium are open to them for purposes of 

 reference and identification of specimens, and that we, or 

 the Curator, will be at. all times very glad to give information 

 and assistance desired. 



J. D. SIDDALL, Chainiiaji. 

 April 25TH, 1895. G. P. MILN, Secretary. 



ZOOLOGICAL. 



One Meeting was held, viz. : — 

 1894, Nov. I — Zoological observations during the past year by Members of the 

 Society, including a Note on " Wood-borers," by R. Newstead, 

 F.E.S., Curator. 



Mr. T. R. Hodges exhibited curious " Malformed 

 Shells" of Helix Aspersa, and a species of Apion with 

 trifurcated antenna. The Curator exhibited a number 

 of interesting species of Mammals, Birds, Insects, &c. 

 The Note on "Wood-borers" was illustrated by Diagrams 

 and Microscopes. 



THOS. SHEPHEARD, F.R.M.S., 

 April 25TH, 1895. Secretary. 



