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In closing,hegavesomeinformationregardingthe growth 

 of tlie Asbuiy Grove Association, the erection of new 

 cottages and villas and the building of the new chapel, 

 which was paid for by subscriptions in small sums from 

 the people. 



Mr. George D. Phippen, introduced by the President 

 as a member who joined the Natural History Society 

 when a very young man, and who had in various ways, 

 covering a period of many years, promoted its objects, said 

 that we might well draw Inspiration from the double pur- 

 pose for which people come here ; there was no difficulty 

 in harmonizing science and religion, both grew from a 

 common inspiration. In this world there have been great 

 convulsions in the building up of the earth ; but the process 

 of completion is still going on. Among the prophets of 

 science was Darwin, and the evolutionary principle is re- 

 cognized as containing the Clements of truth. He then 

 spoke of plants with special reference to man's methods of 

 helping nature ; selection, cross-breeding and hybridization 

 were the three methods he described. He closed with an 

 appeal to encourage the study of natural history among 

 the young, and said that it had been of great Service to 

 him through life. 



Vice President F. W. Putnam was the next Speaker. 

 He said that a little incident which occurred just be- 

 fore the meeting led him to take curiosity as the subject 

 of bis remarks. He then stated that while he was sitting 

 under the trees with a friend he noticed many red ants, 

 which were all going in one direction and all carrying 

 objects of the same character. His curiosity was aroused 

 and he caught several of the ants and found that each was 



