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pond plants had been shown frequently. No 

 new green cryptogams had been added to the 

 list, though there was still plenty of unexamined 

 material on the shore and in ponds and ditches. 

 Part of the Mere had been set apart as a botanist's 

 corner, and it was to be hoped that some of the 

 old species would reappear. More work had been 

 done in fungi than hitherto, although few new 

 records had been made, and better insight had 

 been gained into this large and interesting Order. 

 Altogether eighty-five species had been added to 

 their list. Mr. J. A. Hargreaves, for Geology, said 

 the usual amount of interest had been shown in 

 this section, tie number of members interested 

 being greater than at any other time, Many fossils 

 and some minerals had been shown at the meetings. 

 The most interesting work during the year had 

 been that carried on at the North Side in the 

 making of the Marine Drive. So far the excava- 

 tions had resulted in the discovery of very few 

 fossils, but as the workmen approached the harbour 

 the results would probably be more satisfactory. 

 The recent high tides had washed away some of 

 the clay from the great slip south of Mr. Beeforth's 

 garden, and exposed many foreign rocks, of which 

 the most remarkable were Carboniferous limestone, 

 much of which is encrinital. and a remarkable 

 breccia, possibly identical with the one at Kirkby 

 Stephen. Lais fossils are fairly common. Mention 

 should be made of the rapidly disappearing hill at 

 Scalby Mills, which had materially diminished in 

 size during the last few years. Excursions during 

 the year had been made to Cloughton Wyke, 

 the Peak, and Peacock's Quarry, Falsgrave, which 

 had been fairly well attended. 



Hertfordshire Natural History Society. 

 — By permission of the Earl of Essex and Sir 

 Matthew White Ridley, the annual fungus foray 

 took place on October 23rd last in the Swiss 

 Cottage Woods, Cassiobury Park, and the wood- 

 walks adjoining Cassiobury House. The foray 

 was under the direction of Mr. Hopkinson, and the 

 fungi were identified by Mr. George Massee, of 

 In the morning the party crossed the park 

 to the grounds of the Swiss Cottage, finding about 

 twenty species in the park and increasing the 

 number to nearly a hundred, besides several species, 

 •.•ntified at the time, in the damp woods by the 

 Gade, opposite the Swiss Cottage, which 

 proved to be a prolific hunting-ground, especially 

 In the afternoon the party, 

 increased to upwards of twenty, entered the Cassio- 

 bury wood-walks and strolled along the old hii;h 

 road which passes through them The sear' h ( r 

 fungi was here made in rather straitened circum- 

 stances, as the members were restrained by a 

 zealous keeper from deviating out of th: 



! its banks at least, for k-ar a pheasant might 



itbstanding thi 



•-. found in the morning was 



nearly equalled in the afternoon, thus almost 



doubling the record, and there was again a much 



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NOTICES OF SOCIETIES. 

 Geologist's Association of London. 

 Jan. 7. — " Excursions in the Urals, Caucasus, etc." L. I.. 

 Belimfante, M.Sc. 



Lubbock Field Club. 



Jan. 9.— Excursion to Carshalton and Farden Downs 

 Leave London Bridge 9.55 a.m. 

 „ 10. — Exhibition Meeting. 



North London Natural History Society. 

 Jan. 1 & 3. — Sixth Annual Exhibition, North-East London 

 Institute. Dalston Lane. 

 6. — Presidential Address. 

 ,, 20. — Short Papers on 1S97. 

 Feb. 3.—" Rainfall in India." Stephen Horslev, M.I.C.E. 

 „ 12. — Visit to the Horniman Museum, Forest Hill, 



conducted by K. Quick. 

 „ 17.—" London Clay." J. E. Greenhill, F.G.S. 

 Mar. 17. — " Insectivorous Plants." R. W. Robbins. 



,, 19. — Visit to the Bethnal Green Museum. 

 April 16. — Visit to Kew Gardens. 



„ 21. — " Lepidopterous Larvae." A. Bacot. 

 May 5. — Discussion : " Nebulae." Opened by C. Nicholson, 

 F.E.S. 

 „ 21. — Half-day Excursion to Epping Forest. 

 ,,27-30. — Excursion to the New Forest — leader, L. J. 



Tremayne. 

 ,, 30. — Alternative whole-day Excursion to Shere. 

 June 16. — " The Catocalidae." E. M. Dadd 

 „ 18.' — Whole-day Excursion to Deal — leader, L. J. 



Tremayne. 

 Visitors will be cordially welcomed at all meetings and 

 excursions. Lawrence ]. Tremayne, Hon. Sec 



South London Natural History Society. 

 Jan. 27. — Annual Meeting. 



Selbourne Society— Croydon and Norwood Branch. 

 Jan. 25. — "Sheep and Goats." E. A. Martin, F.G.S. Lan- 

 tern slides. Seneca Hall. Thornton Heath. 



S p.m. 

 Feb. 5. — "Health and Fashion." E. J. Davies, Lantern 



Slides. Thornton Heath Polytechnic. 8 p.m. 

 April 7.— Social Evening. Exhibits, etc., will be welcomed. 



Rev. F. E. J. Bird, Vice-President, will speak. 



Seneca Hall. S p.m. 

 „ 21.— Annual Meeting, at Public Hall, Croydon. Subject: 



"The New Forest." Rev. H. E. H, Bull, M.A. 



Lantern slides. 8 p.m. 



North Kent Natural History and Scientific Society. 

 Jan. 12. — "Bacteria." C.J.Brooks. 



„ 26.^" Entomology." H. Broughton. 

 Feb. 9. — '■ Leaves: their Structure and Use. ' J.W.Cooper. 



„ 23. — "Aquaria and Uncommon Pets." Jno. Potter. 

 Mar. 9.— " Conchology." E.Dennis. 



,, 23.— "British Birds Eggs and Nests." D.Miller. 

 April 6. — " Lepidoptera." S. J. B. Pine. 



Carlisle Entomological and Natural History Society. 

 Jan. 3. — " Review of 1897 " 

 ., 17.— Annual Exhibition of Specimens. 



. -.— " Coleopti -ra." V. II. Day. 

 „ 21— " Prehistoric Man." J.Murray. 

 Mar. 7.—" Lepidoptera taken at light In Carlisle." J. E. 

 Thwaytes. 

 " 21.— " Observations on Bird life." B. Johnston. 



!■ . H. Day, Him. Sec, 0, Curroch Terrace, Carlisle. 



Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 

 Jan. 5.— "The Fishes of the River Hull." H.M.Foster, 



19.— "The formation "I an Kn^lisli Village," lantern 

 iliu tratfons. J. R. Boyle, F.s A. 

 Feb. >.— " Breeding-Haunl ol Brill h Birds," lantern 

 1 '.ill. I..D.S. 

 :i I ill-, h.'tiin. .,1 Kvihition." Rev. C. A. 

 11.11 

 Mar. miral History of Goole Moor." Thos. 



Bunker. 

 pectroscopic Astronomy," lanti i n Illustrations. 

 11 P Slade, M.I'.. A. A. 

 .--"The Maun. 1 tuna -I tin Yorkshire Coast," 



lantei " vl< -. i .'.. i t I.i 



leaili I Pi [reel, alternati 



'.-. edncsdnys, p.m ' ihcppartt, Hon. Se: , 

 ?x, Slurburn Street, Hall. 



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.. 10 "1 of a Fern. 1 '■■'.' I 11(1 



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111] inekli Squari , h p.m. 



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