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Mav 1 3//^. — Field Day. The members assembled at No. II. 

 Tower and proceeded to the Warren, where a paper on " The 

 Dandelion," forwarded by the Rev. C. L. Acland, was read. 

 The attendance was smaller than usual, owing to the coldness 

 of the weather, an unpleasant east wind blowing at the time. 

 Ophrys aranifera was growing plentifully. 



May zird. — Evening Meeting. The President was unable 

 to be present, but sent a paper, entitled " Ten Minutes in the 

 Moon," which was listened to with great interest, and caused 

 some little discussion. Mrs. Bateman also contributed a 

 paper on " The Mole and its habits." 



August %th. — Evening Meeting. Dr. Knaggs, of London, 

 read a very interesting paper on " Protective Adaptation 

 among the Lepidoptera," which was followed by additional 

 remarks from Major Munn and the Secretary. 



Mr. Horsnaill, of Dover, then read a paper on "Preparing 

 and Mounting Insects for the Microscope," entering fully upon 

 the best methods, and explaining them clearly to an attentive 

 audience. He also brought his microscope and a beautiful 

 collection of slides, so that the remainder of the evening 

 passed pleasantly away. 



August nth. — Field Day. Twice had appointments been 

 made for a day out of doors, and twice had the weather forced 

 the members to relinquish it. To day, however, was more 

 favourable, and along the dusty roads beneath the burning 

 heat of the August sun, the members drove to a meet at 

 Lyminge. The Eev. Canon Jenkins, whose name is familiar 

 to all archaeologists, had kindly invited them to an inspection 

 of his venerable church, and placed his grounds at their 

 disposal for tea. On their arrival he conducted them into 

 his library, where half an hour passed rapidly away in 

 scanning over ancient volumes, manuscripts, and illumina- 

 tions. They then proceeded to the church, accompanied by 

 Mr. Jenkins, who explained every part of the building, which 

 is one of the oldest in the country, dating back from the early 

 Saxon times. The betrothal of Edwin, King of Northumbria, 

 with Ethelburga, is said to have taken place at Lyminge, and 

 the lady is supposed to have been buried here. Most of the 

 members ascended the tower to enjoy the beautiful view ob- 

 tainable from its summit. All then returned to the lawn of 



