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Cross ; also a number of mineralogical specimens. A contri- 

 bution was read from the pen of Mr. J. Sinel, of Jersey, 

 describing the exploration of the Goat's Cave, or Cotte a la 

 Chevre, near Grosnez Point. On excavating through the 

 successive clayey deposits that formed the floor they found 

 the site of an ancient fire, quantities of wood ashes, fragments 

 of bone, worked flints, flint arrowheads, &c, all clearly snowing 

 that in former times the cave had been used as a habitation. 

 Some notice of this cave appeared in Science Gossip for Feb., 

 1882. Possibly some of the caves in Guernsey, especially 

 the Creux Mahi£, would repay an examination of this kind. 



The President read some notes giving the results of 

 microscopical examinations which he had made of various 

 samples of clay taken from different parts of the island. No 

 trace of diatoms, foraminifera, or other organic remains had 

 been discovered. 



Monthly Meeting held on April 12th, 1893, Mr. E. D. 

 Marqwand, President, in the chair. 



After reading the minutes of the last meeting, the 

 Honorary Secretary announced that the British Museum 

 authorities had presented to the Society copies of the " Guide 

 to Sowerby's Models of British Fungi " and the " Catalogue of 

 British Echinoderms." Mr. G. A. Schmitt (through Mr. 

 Collenette) presented five numbers of the Transactions of the 

 Massachusetts Horticultural Society. 



Specimens of the coral anemone (Caryopkyllia Smithii) 

 found here by Mr. Tourtel and Mr. Puttock were exhibited. 



Mr. T. C. Koyle then read a paper on " What is a Flower?" 

 looking at the subject from a strictly botanical -point of view. 

 The question was dealt with in a very able manner, and gave 

 rise to much discussion at its close. 



Monthly Meeting held on May 10th, 1893, Mr. C. G. 

 Be La Mare in the chair. 



After the formal business of the meeting had been 

 disposed of, Major-General Harvey was unanimously elected 

 a member of the Society. The Hon. Secretary announced 

 that the Smithsonian Report of the U.S. National Museum 

 for 1890 had been received. Mr. Luff exhibited a butterfly 

 new to Guernsey, the Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines), 

 one specimen of which he captured at Grande Mare on 

 April 23. Mr. Luff also showed a Longicorn Beetle (Asty- 



