XXVIU ANNUAL REPORT. 



Tlie mcreasGd facility for the issue of the books of the 

 Library has brought about a measure of the good results 

 anticipated in the last report, the number of books issued during 

 the present year being nearly double that of last year. It is 

 only right to state that this is mainly due to Mr. W. H. Cox's 

 services. The issue of books for the past year has been as 

 follows : — Botanical, 62 ; Conchological, 14 ; Entomological, 

 24 ; General Literature, 144 ; Geological, 30 ; Microscopical, 

 87 ; Zoological, 45 ; total, 406 ; increase, 167. Although 

 in this analysis of the issue of books a greater ratio occurs 

 under the head of general literature, it must be remem- 

 bered that some of the books, such as the valuable works of 

 Darwin, Huxley, and Lubbock, which cannot be placed in 

 any special class, and are, therefore, placed here under the 

 head of General Literature, are as truly scientific as the most 

 special book in any branch of science. 



The Librarian has only one complaint to make, that is 

 that some few of the members keep the books too long. This 

 may be an injustice to other members, who are thereby some- 

 times inconvenienced and annoyed. 



During the past year your Committee have constantly 

 borne in mind the wants of the Library, and have fi-om time 

 to time materially increased its value and usefulness. The 

 following works have been purchased : — 



Hepaticse, Liudenberg, 2 vols., quarto. 



Linneau Society's Proceedings, vol. xvii.. Botany. 



Hepaticas Europeae, Dumortier, 1 vol., 8vo. 



Freaks and Marvels of Plant Life, M. C. Cooke, 1 vol., 12mo. 



Illustrations of British Fungi, M. C. Cooke, 8vo., parts 1 — 6. 



Clavis Synoptica Hymenomycetum Europaeorum, Cooke and Quelet, 



1 vol., 12mo. 

 The Power of Movement in Plants, C. Darwin, 1 vol., 12mo. 

 Sphagnaceas of Europe and America, R. Braithwaite, M.D., 1 vol., 



8vo. 

 Manual of British Botany, Eighth Edition, 1881, C. C. Babington, 



M.A., F.R.S., 1 vol., 8vo. 

 Synopsis Metliodica, Joanuis Raii, Second Edition, 1 vol., 12mo. 



