272 JOURNAL OF CONCHOLOGY, VOL. II, NO. 9, JANUARY, I906. 



ANNUAL REPORT OF THE LONDON BRANCH. 



Since our last report six ordinary meetings and six field meetings have been 

 held. The attendance has been somewhat irregular. At the winter meetings a 

 variety of interesting shells were exhibited by different members. Dr. Rodman's 

 skiagraphs and Mr. F. G. Bridgman's sections of Mollusca shewn on December 

 2nd, 1904, were particularly good. On January 6th, 1905, Mr. F. P. Jennings 

 brought some beautiful specimens of Helicioona arbiistoruvi to illustrate variation 

 in this species. As usual, Mr. J. C. Dacie very kindly entertained our members 

 one evening in March. The April meeting was held at the residence of the Rev. 

 Canon Horsley, when he exhibited the marine shells he had collected at Cette 

 (see p. 222 anted). 



The field meetings were held at Abbey Wood, on May 6th ; Epping Forest, 

 June 3rd; Staines, July 15th; Broxbourne, Aug. 12th; Caterham, Sept. 2nd; 

 and Swanley, Oct. 7th. Generally speaking, Land Mollusca appear to have been 

 unusually scarce this summer, the only noteworthy finds for the season were fine 

 examples of Vivipara contecta near Staines, and Sphyradiuin edenttdiim at Mar- 

 den Park and in Epping Forest. 



9M October, 1905. J. E. Cooper, Hon. Sec. 



346th Meeting, November 8th, 1905. 



Mr. Alfred Leicester (vice-president) in the chair. 



Donations to the Library announced and thanks voted. 



The usual periodicals received in exchange. 



Donations to Cabinet announced and thanks voted : 



By Mr. A. G. Stubbs : Unio pictoruin wa.r. p'atyrkynchoidea, Anodonta cygnea 

 varr. anatina-radala and ventrirosa, Hethersett, Norfolk ; Helix poiiiaiia, adult 

 and young. Gallows Hill, Hertford ; Paludestrini jiIvcE of large size, Vahata 

 piscinalis, Sfi/iLeriitin laciistre. Liinn,Ea pei'tgra, Palulestiina venlrosa, all from 

 Southwold, Suffolk ; Vitrea rogersi, Armwell, Herts. ; Paliidestiiiia jenkinsi from 

 Acle, Hoddesden, and Littington. 



New Members Elected, 



Mrs. Miller Maxwell, Bangholm Bower, Goldenacre, Edinburgh. 



Mr. Laurence R. Reynolds, P.O. Box 1293. Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. 



Mr. W. G. Poolei South Lawn, Godalming, Surrey. 



The sub-joined letters from Prof. Paul Pelseneer and Dr. Hermann Strebel were 

 read : 

 " Monsieur le Secretaire, 



Je suis particulierenient sensible a la resolution votee en ma faveur, par 

 "The Conchological Society," dans sa reunion annuelle. 



L' honneur qui m'est fait a d'autant plus de prix a mes yeux, qu'il vient d'une 

 Association dont le merite est grandement apprecie et qui joait dans le monde 

 scientifique d'une si juste renommee. 



Veuillez presenter mes remerciements et mes salutations a mes nouveaux 

 confreres, et accepter, avec mes voeux pour la prosperite de votre Societe, 

 I'assurance de mes sentiments devoues. 



Paul Pelseneer, 



53 Bd. Leopold, Gand." 

 Dr. Wm. E. Hoyle, 



Secretaire de the Conchological Society. 



