26 CHELTENHAM COLLEGE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY. 
REPORT 
OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 
ie cite year. On January 7th the first flowers 
were given in, the Creeping Crowfoot and the Hazel, 
but the latter alone must be considered the harbinger 
of Spring flowers, since the above Crowfoot with a few 
other flowers such as the Daisy and Ivy-leaved Speed- 
well may be found in bloom all the year round, if only three or four 
mild days come in succession. The flowers at Scarborough were far 
in advance of those here, as can be seen from the fact that among the 
holiday collection made there in the early part of January by H. J. 
Burkill were the Read Dead-nettle, the Red Campion, the Germander 
Speedwell, the Wood Germander, and others. 
The respective dates on which the various flowers were found were 
much earlier than those in 1889. About the same number of distinct 
species were given in as in the preceding year, from January 7th to 
July 23rd, but of these nearly 30 were different, so that the combined 
lists now number nearly 260 species. To the rarer flowers mentioned 
in the last Report may be added the Eranthis hyemalis, which was 
found near Salperton. 
Many flowers were found by members of the section during the 
expeditions to the Forest of Dean and Berkeley, but none need 
a special notice. 
During the winter term a lecture was given by Mr. Matthews the 
President, the substance of which has already been printed in 
the Che/tonian; and under his guidance three meetings were held 
when the members present dissected plants and examined them under 
microscopes. 
H. J. Burkill did some capital work during the terms and gave in 
three holiday collections, winning the prize kindly given by the 
Principal. 
