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notes. I also feel that we owe a debt of obligation for the 

 series of papers on the Zygaenidse read by Mr. Tutt. 



We have had four Field Meetings during the year, and very 

 successful they have been. There is a tendency towards 

 eliminating these meetings from our programme, but I sin- 

 cerely hope that the time when they will be discontinued is 

 far distant. Possibly for the young ardent collector they 

 may prove somewhat slow, but to those of us who are getting 

 more or less removed from the ardour of youth, these friendly 

 reunions are always exceedingly pleasurable. The receipt of 

 hints and lessons in practical woodcraft from our more expe- 

 rienced fellow-members, the identification in situ of plants, 

 larvae, &c., and the general assistance always so freely 

 rendered, give, I am sure, a special zest and interest to our 

 favourite study. 



On Whit Monday a novel excursion was organised to the 

 New Forest, where arrangements were made for members 

 spending two or three days. Those who went enjoyed the 

 trip so much that I understand the experiment is to be 

 repeated. Speaking for myself, our pleasantest meeting was 

 on the 2gth June, when we had a full attendance of members 

 at Oxshott and Esher. The day was somewhat overcast, but 

 good work was done and a very pleasant afternoon spent by 

 those who attended. These Field Meetings afford a reunion 

 not only for our members, but a means of introducing friends 

 who may in time become members, and for this reason alone 

 I think they should be added to rather than done away with. 

 In addition to the three fixed field meetings there was a 

 Fungus Foray for our Exhibition. The attendance was very 

 sparse, but perhaps it is not to be wondered at considering 

 the time of year. Notwithstanding this, the members who 

 did attend were eminently successful in securing a fine 

 collection of fungi for the Society's Exhibition. 



At the risk of being considered importunate, I wish again 

 to refer to our Album. My plea for doing this now is the 

 hope that my remarks may reach some of our older members 

 who are not regular attendants at our meetings. I do feel 

 that, with the uncertainty of life and the many changes that 

 are daily taking place in our midst, it behoves every one for 

 our common interest to make our Album as complete as 

 possible. It is not a very heavy matter for each member to 

 contribute his portrait, if he will only make up his mind and 

 do it at the earliest convenient moment ; and we shall then 

 require that second volume which I shall have great pleasure 

 in supplying whenever it is needed. How interesting to us 



