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violin and the harp (see Programme, page 228). 



On each evening of meeting tea was provided for the members 

 by Mrs. Lockwood, Mrs. Leslie, Miss Andrew, and the Misses 

 Wright, to whom the Committee wish to return their best 

 thanks for their consideration. 



The Club has at length obtained permanent rooms of their 

 own in the rere of the Museum through the kindness of the 

 Natural History Society. This will be found a great advantage 

 to the members, affording a place for the keeping of the valuable 

 collection of books and albums now possessed by the Club, where 

 they can be accessible at all times ; and also a store-house for 

 specimens, and a general meeting place for small classes and 

 committees. At present many small requisites are required in 

 these rooms which will be supplied in due time. 



The following are the reports of the judges appointed to 

 examine the collections sent in by the members in competition 

 for prizes : — 



Prize 2. — For this prize a series of beautifully- mounted 

 plants has been sent in by Rev. C. H. Waddell, B.D. This 

 collection represents about 180 species of our local plants. It 

 complies in every way with the conditions, and we accordingly 

 adjudge that Prize No. 2 be awarded. 



Prize 27 — For this prize two competing series of rare plants 

 have been sent in — No. 1 by Miss M. C. Knowles and No. 2 by 

 Rev. C. H. Waddell, B.D. Both of these collections are excellent, 

 and each includes a good number of plants of considerable rarity, 

 and in each there are plants unknown in the district at the time 

 of the publication of the Flora of JS/orih-East Ireland. A 

 careful comparison of these two sets has been made, with the 

 result as follows : — No. 1 collection has two plants not included 

 in Flora N.E.l. and eight which are marked in the Flora as 

 " very rare." No 2 collection also includes two which are not 

 in Flora and eight marked " very rare." No. 1 collection has 

 in addition 26 species stated in tlora to be "rare," whilst No. 

 2 collection has 19 species so classed. The Prize No. 27 is 

 therefore awarded to Miss M. C. Knowles. 



