432 [Proc. B.N.F.C, 



which we hope may in time be supplied. During the year 

 copies of Mackay's Flora Hibetnica and Babington's Handbook 

 have been purchased for the Section. 



Not much progress has been made in supplying the blanks in 

 the Club Herbarium, but a number of plants have been promised 

 and it is hoped many may be collected for the purpose next 

 summer. 



Two excursions were carried out, one to Killeen Glen, and 

 one to the Sandhills of Ballykinlar. 



At one of the Winter Meetings, after tea in the Museum, a 

 presentation was made to Rev. C. H. Waddell by members of 

 the Section of a copy of li Kerner's Natural History of Plants." 



We hope that the interesting course of lectures lately 

 delivered by Mr. R. LI. Praeger may stir up more popular interest 

 in the subject of botany. 



C. H. WADDELL. 



REPORT OF THE GEOLOGICAL SECTION, 1897-98. 



In this, the Fifth Annual Report, the Committee of the 

 Geological Section have again to record the continuation of 

 the work for which the Section was founded. Papers were read 

 on special branches in which the Members are interested. 

 These were as follows : — 



R. Bell, "The Rocks of the Squires Hill." 

 Miss S. M. Thompson, ''Recent Work in Glacial Geology." 

 James St. J. Phillips, " Crystals as they occur in Rocks." 

 Miss M. K. Andrews, " Notes on the Granite and other 

 rocks at Newcastle." 

 These evening meetings drew a fair attendance of Members, 

 but are deserving of still better support, as they afford facilities 

 for the interchange of information among the Members which 

 could hardly be obtained at the larger General Meetings of the 

 Club. 



The year has been marked by the publication of Dr. Hume's 

 Paper on the Cretaceous Rocks of Antrim£in which is ac- 



