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During the past winter, the section held their monthly indoor 

 meetings as usual under the presidency and guidance of the 

 Rev. C. H. Waddell, whose devotion to the interests of the 

 section the Committee gratefully acknowledge. The Cyperaceae 

 was the branch mainly studied, and to this department special 

 attention will be directed in the field work of the coming 

 session. 



During the past year efforts have been made to improve the 

 arrangement of the specimens in the Club's herbarium, but the 

 success of these efforts has not been so satisfactory as could be 

 wished for, owing to the want of suitable accommodation in 

 this respect; but we hope through the co-operation of the 

 General Committee in providing a suitable cabinet to get over 

 this difficulty shortly. 



Alex. Milligan, Hon. Sec. 



REPORT ON COLLECTIONS SUBMITTED IN COM- 

 PETITION FOR PRIZES OFFERED BY THE CLUB. 



For prize 1 " Mr. Joseph Malcomson has sent in a collection of 

 Irish plants consisting of 284 species. Thes; specimens are 

 well selected examples, beautifully mounted, and illustrate in 

 the very best manner the species represented. We consider 

 this series highly creditable to the collector, and we have 

 pleasure in awarding this prize to Mr. Malcomson. 



For prize 9 " Miss S. Blackwood sends in a collection of 

 Liassic fossils consisting of 25 species from the Lias of Island- 

 magee. We consider this collection satisfactorily complies 

 with the conditions, and we accordingly award this prize to 

 Miss Blackwood." 



