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Minutes of Proceedings, 1886-87 i 



1887-88 xiii 



President's Address, August 29, 1888 : — The Progress of 

 Astronomy during the last ten or Twelve Years. 

 By W. H. FiNLAY, M.A., F.E.A.S xxv 



Minutes of Proceedings, 1888-89 xliii 



President's Address, August 28, 1889 .... liii 



The Orchids of the Cape Peninsula (36 Plates). By 



Harry Bolus, F.L.S 1 



The Winter Storms of South Africa, illustrating the 

 Value of Cape Point as a Warning Station. By A. G. 

 Howard 203 



On Van Wyk's Vley Eeservoir. By T. E. Macnellan . 219 



The "INaras" (Acanthosioyos horrida, Hook.) By E. Mar- 

 loth, Ph.D., M.A 229 



The Ojbbit of Comet 1886 (Finlay). By W. H. Finlay, 



M.A., F.E.A.S . . .234 



The Storms of South Africa. By A. G. Howard . . 235 



On the Adulteration of Brandy. By E. Marloth, Ph.D., 



M.A 247 



Approximate Tide-Constants for Table Bay and Algoa 



Bay. By W. H. Finlay, M.A 253 



