May 13th.—¥ield Day. The members assembled at No. IT. 
Tower and proceeded to the Warren, where a paper on “‘ The 
Dandelion,” forwarded by the Rev. C. L. Acland, was read. 
The attendance was smaller than usual, owing to the coldness 
of the weather, an unpleasant east wind blowing at the time. 
Ophrys arantfera was growing plentifully. 
May 23rd.—Evening Meeting. The President was unable 
to be present, but sent a paper, entitled ‘‘ Ten Minutes in the 
Moon,” which was listened to with great interest, and caused 
some little discussion. Mrs. Bateman also contributed a 
paper on “The Mole and its habits.” 
August 8th.—Evening Meeting. Dr. Knaggs, of London, 
read a very interesting paper on ‘“ Protective Adaptation 
among the Lepidoptera,’ which was followed by additional 
remarks from Major Munn and the Secretary. 
Mr. Horsnaill, of Dover, then read a paper on ‘‘ Preparing 
and Mounting Insects for the Microscope,” entering fully upon 
the best methods, and explaining them clearly to an attentive 
audience. He also brought his microscope and a beautiful 
collection of slides, so that the remainder of the evening 
passed pleasantly away. 
August 12th.—Field Day. Twice had appointments been 
made for a day out of doors, and twice had the weather forced 
the members to relinquish it. To day, however, was more 
favourable, and along the dusty roads beneath the burning 
heat of the August sun, the members drove to a meet at 
Lyminge. The Rev. Canon Jenkins, whose name is familiar 
to all archeeologists, had kindly invited them to an inspection 
of his venerable church, and placed his grounds at their 
disposal for tea. On their arrival he conducted them into 
his library, where half an hour passed rapidly away in 
scanning over ancient volumes, manuscripts, and illumina- 
tions. They then proceeded to the church, accompanied by 
Mr. Jenkins, who explained every part of the building, which 
is one of the oldest in the country, dating back from the early 
Saxontimes. The betrothal of Edwin, King of Northumbria, 
with Ethelburga, is said to have taken place at Lyminge, and 
- the lady is supposed to have been buried here. Most of the 
members ascended the tower to enjoy the beautiful view ob- 
tainable from its summit. All then returned to the lawn of 
