344' Domestic Notices : — England. 



these (in villages, for example) may be of a much more humble description, 

 we have subjoined those which we consider of most importance : — 



I. That the object of this Society shall be the improvement of its members 

 in botanical knowledge, by the reading of papers, and the discussion of 

 subjects connected with that science; and by excursions in search of plants. 



II. That the meetings of this Society be held every Tuesday evening, 

 during the months of April, May, June, July, August, and September ; and 

 every alternate Tuesday the rest of the year. 



III. That a committee be elected, &c. ; and a treasurer and secretary, &c. 



IV. That a president and vice-president be chosen, &c. 



V. That, to meet incidental expenses, a subscription of ten shillings per 

 annum be paid half-yearly by each member. 



VI. That any person wishing to join this Society be proposed by a mem- 

 ber, and balloted for at the ensuing meeting. 



VII. That the members be at liberty to introduce a friend to the evening 

 meetings. 



VIII. That excursions into the country be made by this Society at least 

 once in the week during the summer half-year. The route, &c., to be fixed 

 at the previous evening of meeting. 



IX. That a library and herbarium be formed for the use of this Society ; 

 the library, by the purchase of botanical books and periodicals ; the herbarium, 

 by the contributions of the members. 



X. That a curator be appointed annually by the committee, to whose care 

 the library and herbarium shall be intrusted. This officer to be eligible for 

 reappointment immediately after the termination of his j'ear. 



XI. That members intending to bring forward papers or discussions shall 

 notify the same to the secretary one month beforehand. The secretary to 

 announce at the conclusion of business, every evening, the subject (if decided} 

 for the next meeting. 



XII. That if a member be disabled from attending an evening meeting, he 

 shall give notice thereof in writing to the secretary. 



XIII. That any member wishing to introduce, alter, or expunge a rule, 

 shall give a fortnight's notice to the Society, when a special meeting shall be 

 called by the secretary for its consideration. 



XIV. That ail the transactions of this Society be entered by the secretary 

 in a book provided for that purpose. 



The Society is desirous of opening a correspondence with other similar 

 societies, both for the communication of newly discovered facts, and the inter- 

 change of dried specimens. — Leo H. Griudon. President. Bristol, June 7. 

 1838. 



The Oxford Apiarian Society. — The object of this Society is to be twofold : 

 I. To promote an improved and more extensive system of bee management 

 among the cottagers, by the diffusion of information on the subject, the loan, 

 not the gift, of hives (their cost to be repaid from the produce), and the 

 annual distribution of prizes ; of which due notice will be given in the Oxford 

 papers, with conditions to be observed by the competitors. 



2. To promote a more extensive and scientific knowledge concerning the 

 natural history and cultivation of bees among the higher classes. 



To further this latter object, a small plot of ground to be rented within a 

 very short walking distance of Oxford, and hives of all sorts to be esta- 

 blished there. The ground to be opened to the members of the Society, and 

 visiters admitted by tickets from subscribers, on payment of \s. Cottagers to 

 be admitted by tickets gratis. 



The subscriptions to be 1/. \s. for the first year ; for subsequent years, 

 10.?. 6d. ; to be devoted to lending new hives, distributing prizes, and esta- 

 blishing an experimental garden or gardens, and other purposes connected with 

 the objects of the Society. 



Donations thankfully received from casual visiters towards the support of 



