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1891. 



April 25. 500 Plants of the Privet, for tlie Grounds. 



Mr, John Dickinson, Park House, Sunderland. 

 May 2. A number of Herbaceous Plants, for the Grounds. 



Mr. Thos. Charlton, Haddrick^s Mill. 

 ,, 2. A Piece of the Stem of the Sugar Cane, from the West Indies. 



Master R. J. Kay, Shieldjield Green. 



1890. FOSSILS. 



Nov. 17. Fossil Fern, from coalpit near Morpeth, and Stigmaria, from 



Mitford. Mr. C. Reid, Gloucester Road. 



1891. 



Mar. 7. Stigmaria and Slickeusides, from Beaumont Seam, Elswick 



Colliery. Mr. John Liddle, Gluehouse Lane. 



May 11. A large fossil Echinoderm, from the Tertiary limestone of 



Egypt. Mr. J. G. Fenwick, Moorlands. 



June 1. A Specimen of Meyeria ornata and several Ammonites, from 



the Speeton Clay, Filey Bay. Mr. Wm. Dinning, Hon. Sec. 



,, 8. Several Specimens of Posidonomya Becheri and other species of 



Fosail Shells, from shale in Budle Bay. 



Prof. G. A. Lehour. 



,, 29. Several Coal-measure Fossil Plants, from the Yorkshire Coal 



Field. Mr. E. Milling. 



1890. MINERALS. 



July 14. TAventy, fine Specimens of Galena, or Sulphuret of Lead, rich in 

 silver, from the Mines of Sierra Almagsera, Spain. 



Mr. M. J. Pclegrin. 

 ,, 19. Large Specimen of Arragonite, from a cave near Lorca, Spain. 



Mr, M. J, Pelegrin. 

 Sept. 12. Specimens of seven kinds of Phosphate Rocks. 



Langdale's Chemical Manure Coy. 

 Oct. 13. Specimen of Gold Quartz (with gold), Barberton, So. Africa. 



Mr. Wm. Twiggs. 

 1891. 

 Mar. 7. Piece of Iron Pyrites. Mr. Philip Hobbs. 



,, 13. Rhyolite (sphoerulitic), from Jersey, Channel Islands. 



3fr. I. G. Dickinson- 



June 30. A fine Specimen of Kish (Graphite), from iron fiu'nace at 



Wingerworth ; two Specimens of Sulph. of Strontia, from 



Yate ; and a small collection of Rock Specimens, from West 



coast of Norway. Mr. G. C. Greenwell. 



