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to the locality only, but their existence is unknown very often except to 

 a few people in the locality. 



The Chairman : I can assure Mr. Balfour that we are fully sensible 

 of our obligations to him for his very interesting I'emarks on this subject, 

 which will probably give rise to discussion. 



Rev. J. O. Bevan : I do not know that I have anything to say except 

 about the anthropological map which I hope will be concluded very soon. 

 As to the other subject that Mr. Balfour spoke about, the question of 

 survivals, it is one that commends itself to the attention of the Delegates. 

 Here in Scotland one ought to meet with a great many interesting 

 samples, and anyone who has paid a visit to the local museums hei'e will 

 agree that they show very valuable material still available. 



Mr. Reid : Might I ask the representative of Section H what one 

 should do in the case of local dances 1 I know of a dance that occurs in 

 one of the islands in Scotland that is entirely unknown anywhere else. 

 It is a kind of morris-dance, with a set of words that are handed down 

 by father to son. 



Mr. Balfour : One might obtain a surreptitious photograph of it. 

 No doubt photographs would be worth getting of anything of that sort. 



Dr. Garson : I may say that in connection with obtaining photo- 

 graphs of dances, &c., there is a camera, made by Watson, in the shape 

 of an opera-glass, which photographs at right angles to the direction in 

 which you appear to be looking. Probably by that apparatus some of 

 those dances could be recorded. 



After further remarks the Chairman passed to 



Section Iv, Botany. 



Mr. Harold Wager : I have been asked by the Committee of 

 Section K to bring to your notice two new Committees which have been 

 foi'med this year, in which the members of local Societies may be of great 

 help. One of these is the Committee nominated to investigate the struc- 

 ture of blue-green alga?. The determination of the structure of these 

 organisms is of great theoretical interest, and we shall be very glad 

 if the Delegates would call the attention of their botanical members to 

 the fact that specimens which may be obtained in various conditions will 

 be extremely helpful in elucidating the important point of structure. 

 If specimens can be sent to myself at Arnold House, Derby, we shall be 

 very grateful. The other Committee is one which has been appointed to 

 consider the desirability of collecting, preserving, and systematically 

 registering photographs of botanical interest. We have been in com- 

 munication with Professor Watts, and it is felt that botanical photo- 

 graphs, arranged on the same plan as the geological photographs are 

 arranged, would be extremely helpful to us. A collection of photo- 

 graphs of rare plants growing in their natural habitats would be extremely 

 valuable, and generally photographs would be a great help in systematic- 

 ally illustrating the characteristic formations of the various vegetation 

 areas, such as moor, soft marsh, and so forth. Again, photographs of 

 fungi, insects, plants as parasites and climbing plants, would be ex- 

 tremely interesting in a photographical botanical record. It is hoped 

 that there may be a cla^sitication of these arranged on the same 

 plan as has been found successful by the Geological Photographic 

 Committee, and I would ask any botanical Society, if they have any 



