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Winter Session 



Note. — The authors of the various Papers of which abstracts are given, 

 art atone responsible for the views expressed in them. 



CONVERSAZIONE. 



The Winter session opened with a Conversazione, held in 

 the Carlton Hall on 29th October, at which 136 members and 

 friends were present. Tea was served from 7-30 till 8-30 o'clock. 

 The following exhibits were contributed by members : — Geology 

 — Specimens collected by the late Miss M. K. Andrews in 

 Auvergne in July, 19 14, including lava, granite, arkose, eurite, 

 dolerite, basalt, and rose-quartz, Miss E. L. Andrews ; minerals 

 from the basalt of Antrim and Down, crystals of natrolite, 

 chabazite, stilbite, analcite, levynite, gyrolite, apophyllite, and plant 

 remains with chabazite, Mr. Robert Bell ; Cancer patagonicus, 

 amber containing insects, portions of antlers of Cervus elaphus 

 from Moira, Hippurites radiates from Chalk (Senonian), Medi- 

 terranean basin, Geoteuthes showing fossil ink-sack, specimen of Car- 

 boniferous limestone from Castle Espie containing Actinoceras 

 sp., piece of rock-salt from Carrickfergus and slab of graptolitic 

 Silurian from Donaghadee, Dr. J. K. Charlesworth ; specimens 

 from yellow ochre cliffs, Murlough Bay, Mr. A. M'l. Cleland ; 

 Stigmaria from Ballycastle coal-fields and specimens of "landscape 

 marble," Mr. Robert May ; mounted foraminifera under micro 

 scope, Mr. Joseph Wright. Botany — Plants from Seaford 

 (England) and plants recently re-found in Antrim and Down, Mr. 

 S. A. Bennett ; group of plants collected during Summer holiday, 

 1915, Miss S. Blackwood; some introduced plants collected in 

 Antrim and Down, Mr. N. Carrothers ; seaweeds, comprising 



