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NOTICES OF SOCIETIES. 



Ordinary meetings are marked t, excursions *; ■names of 

 persons following excursions are of Condwcfors. § Lantern 

 Illustrations. 

 Geologists' Association of London. Excursions. 

 May 6.— Thame District. A. M. Davies, B.Sc, A.E.S.M., 

 F.G.S. 

 13.— Ilford. 

 „ 18-24.— Brittany : St. Malo, Kennes, &c. C. Barrois, 



D.Sc. 

 „22&23.— Cycling Excursion. Kev. Prof. J. F. Blake, 

 M.A., F.G.S. 

 June 3.— Bedhill. 



10. — Eickmansworth and Harefield. W. Whittaker, 

 B.A., F.E.S., Pres. G.S. 

 „ 17.— Excursion. Prof. C. Lapworth, IL.D., F.K.S., 



and Prof. W. W. Watts, M.A., F.G.S. 

 „ 24.— Brighton. H. Edmunds, B.Sc. 

 July 1— Medway Valley. G. E. Dibley, F.G.S., and A. E. 

 Salter, B.Sc, F.G.S. 

 15.— Guildford. 

 ,, 22. — Cycling Excursion. 

 Aug. 3-9. — Derbyshire : Peak Forest — Headquarters at 

 Matlock Bath. One night at Castleton. H. 

 Arnold Bemrose, M.A., F.G.S., Dr. Wheelton 

 Hind, F.G.S., and J. Shipman, F.G.S. 

 Frederick Meeson, Chairman, Excursions Committee, 



29, Thurloe Place, South Kensington, S.W. 



North London Natural History Society. 



May 4. — t" Comets and Meteors." C. Nicholson, F.E.S. 



,, 18. — t" Notes on Tour in Swiss Alps." C.B.Smith. 



„ 19-22— *New Forest. C. Nicholson, F.E.S. 

 22.— *Cuxton. L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 



,, 27. — *Epping Forest. L. J. Tremayne. 

 June 1.— f'Sonie Old Microscopists and their Work." 

 W. H. Barber. 



,, 15. — t" Evolution of Scenery." R. W. Bobbins. 



„ 24.— *Chesham. L. B. Prout, F.E.S. 



Selborne Society— Croydon and Norwood Branch. 



May 20. — *Purley Down. 



June 17. — *Merstham and Caterham. 



July 15. — *Beigate Heath. 



Aug. 19. — *Belmont, Woodmansterne, and Chipstead. 



Sep. 16. — *Mitchani Common to Eiver Wandle. 



South London Entomological and Natural History 



Society. 

 May 11.— tLantem Demonstration. J. W. Tutt, F.E.S. 

 „ 27.— *Field Meeting at Chatham. Mr. Walker, B.N. , 

 F.E.S. 

 June 10.— * Field Meeting at Byfleet. 

 July 15. — *Field Meeting at Wisley, via Effingham. 



Hy. J. Turner, Hon. heport Sec. 



Hull Scientific and Field Naturalists' Club. 

 May 3. — tMicroscopic Evening. 



„ 13.— *Eudston. Monolith, &c. J. E. Boyle, F.S.A. 



,, 17. — t" East Biding Folk, Past and Present." Paul 

 Davies. 



„ 22. — *Froding and Broughton. 



,, 31. — 1§" Plant Evolution." F. Lawson. 



Nottingham Natural Science Bambling Club. 

 May 6. — *Geological Section. Lenton to Beeston. J. 

 Ship ma;n > F.G.S. 

 „ 20. — *Botanical Section. Buddington and Clifton. 

 Hon. Sec. W. Bickerton, 187, Noel Street, Nottingham. 



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