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A number of places were named as localities for Excursions 

 during Summer Session. 



A note from Leonard Bell was read calling attention to a new 

 locality for Graptolites of which specimens were shown. 



William Swanston proposed, John Vinycomb seconded, — 

 That it is most desirable that greater attention be given to Field 

 Work at the Club's excursion, Mr. Gray be requested to act as 

 Field Lecturer for the coming season. 



From the intimate and valuable knowledge which Mr. Gray 

 possesses of the Archaeology and Geology of the distict it is felt 

 by the Committee that if he would undertake this work, the 

 excursions would be much enhanced in their instructive value 

 to those who attend them, and the valuable and accurate 

 information which Mr. Gray has accumulated by many years of 

 study and investigation would thus find its way in a most 

 profitable and popular form into the Club's Proceedings. 



This concluded the business part of the programme, after 

 which a note on Foraminifera of the Irish Carboniferous Rocks 

 by Fred Chapman, F.R.M.S., was read. 



James St. J. Phillips then exhibited and described a fine 

 collection of Lantern Slides obtained from the Geological 

 Committee of the British Association. 



Some Local Botanical Notes were received from R. L. 

 Praeger and taken as read. As these notes are of general 

 botanical interest they are given in extenso. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



Six Meetings have been held during the winter on Saturday 

 afternoons in the Club Rooms, and while the attendance has 

 not been large it has proved constant and interest in the 

 subjects been maintained. The systematic study of the more 

 important British Natural orders, commenced two years ago, 

 has now been completed, following the lines of " Oliver's 

 Lessons " The want has been severely felt of proper books, 

 diagrams, and lantern slides to illustrate the subject, a want 



