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which he would be happy to give to any of the members 

 interested, and he trusted some of those present would take 

 up the study of this branch of botanical research. Mr. R. 

 Welch' spoke of the wind erosion in some of the mountainous 

 districts, to which the lecturer had referred, and mentioned 

 Divis, the col between Slieve Donard and Slieve Commedagh 

 in the Mournes, and Knocklayd, where just now this pheno- 

 menon was worthy of close observation. Mr. S. R. Smith 

 gave instances of plant growth in the Yeosomite Valley which 

 had been observed by him. Rev. C. H. Waddell referred to 

 changes in the character of the vegetation in Tollymore Park, 

 caused by the cutting down of trees, whereby some species of 

 plants were eliminated and other species appeared in their 

 place. 



Mr. John Hamilton exhibited a living toad and a young 

 one bred in Belfast, and the difference between young toads 

 and young frogs was pointed out by Mr. W. H. Phillips. Dr. 

 W. Clark Robinson mentioned a case which came under his 

 own notice, where some frogs were found in underground 

 crevices under peculiar conditions. 



The following five new members were elected : — Miss 

 Kidd, Miss Leonora Kellett, Messrs. C. A. Mackenzie, Thomas 

 Watters and Samuel Bradford. 



"HELIX (HELICELLA) ZAKKARENSIS KOBELT." 

 " GEOLOGY AND SCENERY." 

 " THE INFLUENCE OF THE BELFAST NATURALISTS' 

 FIELD CLUB IN PROMOTING THE ADVANCE- 

 MENT OF SCIENCE." 



The fifth meeting of the Winter Session of the Club was 

 held in the Museum, College Square North, on 15th March, 

 when there was a good attendance of members and friends. 

 Previous to the meeting the popular " Science Gossip Half- 

 hour " was held in the adjoining new Club-Room, when there 

 was a large series of British freshwater shells of the genus 

 rianorhis exhibited by the conchological members. 



