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Nov. 19. — t" Carnivorous Plants." A.W.White. 

 Dec. 3. — +" On a Geological Trip from London to Brighton." 

 J. P. Johnson. 

 „ 17. — tAnnual Exhibition. 

 1899. 

 Jan. 7.— t" Some British Birds." G. White. 



„ 21. — t" Geology of Caterham Valley." L. W. J. 

 Costello. 

 Feb. 4. — t"Tbe Inhabitants of a Pond." H. K. Hunter. 

 ,, 18. — t" On the Excursion to Heme Bay." J. P. 

 Johnson. 

 Mar. 4.— iShort Papers on Summer Excursions. 

 Hon. Sec, L. W.J, Costello, 



Callington, Stanhope Road, Streatham, S.W, 



METROPOLITAN SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES. 



The following is a list of societies in the Lccdon district 

 devoted to natural science, with hours and places of meeting. 

 They may be visited with introduction from a Fellow, 

 Member, or Secretary. Will secretaries send additions or 

 corrections. 



Anthropological Institute of Great Britain, 3, 

 Hanover Square. Second and fourth Tuesdays at 

 8.30 p.m., November to June. 

 Battersea Field Club and Literary and Scientific 

 Society. Public Library, Lavender Hill, S.W. Thurs- 

 days, 8 p.m. 

 City of London College Science Society, White Street, 

 Moorfields, E.C. Last Wednesday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 p.m. . 

 City of London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, London Institution, Finsbury Circus. Fiist 

 and third Tuesdays, 7.30 p.m. 

 Clapham Junction Natural Science Circle, Young 

 Men's Christian Association Rooms, Battersea Rise, 

 S.W. Alternate Wednesdays, 8 p.m. 

 Conchological Society, London Branch, St. Peter's 

 Rectory, Walworth. Irregular meetings. Rev. J. W. 

 Horsley, President, will answer enquiries. 

 Croydon Microscopical and Natural History Club, 



Public Hall. Third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 pm. 

 Dulwich Scientific and Literary Association. Fort- 

 nightly lectures Lordship Lane Hall, second and fourth 

 Mondays, 8.15 p.m., from October, for winter season. 

 Ealing Natural Science and Microscopical Society. 

 Victoria Hall, Ealing. Second and last Saturdays. 

 October to May, 8 p.m. 

 Entomological Society, ii, Chandos Street, Cavendish 

 Square. First Wednesday, October to June (except 

 January). Third Wednesday, January, February, March 

 and November, 8 p.m. 

 Geologists' Association, University College, Gower 



Street. First Friday, 8 p.m., November to July. 

 Geological Society of London, Burlington House, 

 Piccadilly. First and third Wednesdays, 8 p.m., 

 November to June. 

 Greenhithe Naturalists' and Archaeological Society, 



7, The Terrace. First Fridays, 7 p.m. 

 Lambeth Field Club and Scientific Society, St. Mary 

 Newington Schools, Newington Butts, S.E. First Mon- 

 days all the year and third Mondays in winter, 8 p.m. 

 Linnean Society of London, Burlington House, Piccadilly. 



First and third Thursdays at 8 p.m., November to June. 

 London Amateur Scientific Society, Memorial Hall, 

 Farringdon Street, E.C. Fourth Friday in each month, 

 October to May, 7.30 p.m. 

 Lubbock Field Club. Working Men's College, Great 

 Ormond Street, Bloomsbury, W.C. Excursions second 

 Sundays, Meetings following Mondays, 8 pm. 

 Malacological Society of London, meets in Linnean 

 Society's Rooms, Burlington House. Second Friday 

 each month, November to June, 8 p.m. 

 Mineralogical Society. Meets in rooms of Geological 

 Society, February 4th, April 14th, June 23rd, November 

 17th, 8 p.m. 

 Nonpareil Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, 99, Mansfield Street, Kingsland Road, N.E. 

 First and third Thursdays, 8 p.m. 

 North Kent Natural History and Scientific Society. 

 St. John's Schools, Wellington Street, Woolwich. 

 Alternate Wednesdays, 7.30 p m. 

 North London Natural History Society, Sigdon Road . 

 Boys' Board School, Dalston Lane, Hackney Downs 

 Station. First and third Thursdays, 7.45 p.m. 

 Quekett Microscopical Cluh,2o, Hanover Square. First 



and third Fridays, 8 p.m. 

 Royal Botanic Society of London, Regent's Park. 



Second and fourth Saturdays at 3.45 p.m. 

 Royal Horticultural Society, 117, Victoria Street, S.W. 

 Second and fourth Tuesdays, except December to 

 February ; 2 p.m. on show days, which vary. 

 Royal Meteorological Society, 22, Great George Street, 

 Westminster. 3rd Wednesday, November to June, 8 p.m. 

 Royal Microscopical Society, 20, Hanover Square. 

 Third Wednesdays, October to June, 8 p.m. 



Selborne Society, 20, Hanover Square. No winter 

 meetings. 



Sidcup Literary and Scientific Society, Public Hall 

 Sidcup. First and third Tuesdays, October to May, 8 p.m. 



South London Entomological and Natural History 

 Society, Hibernia Chambers, London Bridge, S.E 

 Second and fourth Thursdays, S p.m. 



Sutton Scientific and Literary Society, Public Hall 

 Chambers. Second and forth Tuesdajs, 8 p.m. 



West Kent Natural History, Microscopical and 

 Photographic Society. Meets in School for Sons of 

 Missionaries, Blackheath, third Wednesday, in Decem- 

 ber, fourth Wednesdays in October, November, January 

 February, March, April, May, 8 p.m. 



Zoological Society of London, 3, Hanover Square. Firs 

 and third Tuesdays, 8.30 p.m., November to August. 



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