39° |[Proc B.N.F.C, 



Rhyolites from County Antrim. R. Lloyd Praeger, b.e., 

 M.R.I.A., " Report upon the raised beaches of the North East 

 of Ireland." Proc. Roy. Ir. Acad., 3rd Ser., Vol. IV., No. 1. 

 W. W: Watts, F.G.S., "British Geological Photographs." 

 From Geol. Mag. of Jan., Feb., and March, 1897. To Miss 

 M. K. Andrews, L. M. Bell, R. Bell, J. O. Campbell, G. 

 MacLean, and A. G. Wilson, for numerous additions to the 

 collection of Irish rocks. 



Zittels' "Handbuch der Palseontologie," and many requisites 

 for the practical work carried on at the evening meetings have 

 been purchased during the year. 



SYDNEY M. THOMPSON, 



Hon. Sec. of Section. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



Monthly Meetings have been held regularly during the 

 winter, and a considerable amount of work has been done in 

 the study of some of the native natural orders. Although the 

 attendance has not been large, it has been constant and interest 

 has not flagged. 



At the Meeting in October a presentation was made to S. A. 

 Stewart, f.b.s.e., by Members and other friends, of the first 

 portion of a beautiful mounted set of British Hawk weeds, 

 now being issued by Messrs. Linton, in recognition of his 

 services to Irish botany and especially in the genus Hieracium, 

 and of their affection and esteem. 



The want was felt at these Meetings of a set of mounted 

 plants which would be always at hand and easily accessible to 

 illustrate the lectures. Miss S. M. Thompson kindly presented 

 a collection of 433 plants for this purpose, which has been 

 further supplemented by a gift of plants from Miss M. Knowles. 

 Others are promised, and we hope members will try to fill up 

 the gaps and make the collection complete. Some books of 

 reference are also much required for use at the Meetings, and 

 one or two have been acquired for this purpose. 



