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three years will appear with the forthcoming number of the 

 Proceedings. These will carry on the record continuously from 

 the last annual summary supplied by Mr. Turtle. The Com- 

 mittee again thank the Council of Queen's College, Belfast, 

 whose kindness in granting access to the records kept in that 

 institution has enabled these abstracts to be prepared. 



It is with great satisfaction that your Committee are this 

 year able to record a large increase in the number of collections 

 submitted in competition for the prizes offered by the Club and 

 by private members, eight collections having been sent in to the 

 Secretaries by the date specified. The advantages to be derived 

 from a participation in this important branch of the Club's 

 work, both by the habits of close and accurate observation and 

 neatness of manipulation which it induces, and by the assistance 

 which it renders towards a systematic knowledge of the natural 

 history and archaeology of our district, cannot be too strongly 

 impressed on members. 



The following is the report of the judges appointed to 

 examine the collections submitted, and to award the prizes : — 



" We have examined the collections sent in in competition 

 for the prizes, and have to report as follows : — 



Prize i. Best collection of Flowering Plants.— The only 

 competitor is Mr. W. D. Donnan, whose collection represents 

 294 species and eight varieties. These plants, which are addi- 

 tional to 254 sent in last year, are well selected as specimens, 

 correctly classified and named, and well worthy of the prize, 

 which is now awarded to Mr. Donnan. 



Prize 3. Rev. S. A. Brenan, B.A., has collected and sent 

 in a large quantity of mosses, representing nearly 100 species. 

 This collection includes several of the rarer species not hereto- 

 fore recorded from the North of Antrim, and shows a com- 

 mendable amount of zeal and energy. On these grounds we 

 consider Mr. Brenan's plants deserving" of the prize offered by 

 the Club, and we accordingly award it to him. While making 

 this award, it is necessary to observe that the value of these 



