12 MEETINGS. 



Wriolit, was placed on the table for identification. It proved 

 to be a block of as})halt made by the Val de Travers 

 Company, bearing their stam[). 



Mr. Luff exhibited a recently captured Guernsey S])ecimen 

 of the Long-eared I>at {PIccoiits (t/w/ttLs), and Kev. F. Lowe 

 showed a most interesting collection of butterflies and moths 

 bred from (luernsey larvie, presenting notable differences in 

 size, coloration, and markings from English and Continental 

 specimens, in some cases forming an intermediate link between 

 distinct races. 



A j)aper on the " Aphides of Gruernsey," by Mr. W. A. 

 LufF, F.E.S., with list of species (published in the following 

 pages) gave rise to a discnission as to the best methods of 

 destroying insect pests in gardens and greenhouses. 



A mass of information of great value and importance 

 will be found in the annual Sectional Reports which were 

 next read, as follows : — 



Botany, by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 

 Marine Zoology, by Mr. R. C. Mabbs. 

 Geology, by Mr. C. De La Mare. 

 Entomology, by Mr. W. A. LufF. 

 Ornithology, by Mr. E. D. Marquand. 



REPORT OF THE BOTANICAL SECTION. 



During the present year additions have been made to 

 the recorded flora of Guernsey, of Sark, and of Jethou, 

 and therefore it will be best to take these islands separately, 

 so as to facilitate reference and avoid confusion. 



Guernsey. 



No Flowering Plant new to the island has been found 

 this year ; but an interesting series of twenty-four Crypto- 

 gams, hitherto unrecorded, shows that there still remains 

 work to be done in this branch of botanical study. Eight 

 new Mosses raise the total number recorded for Guernsey 

 to 153 species. Five of these I had previously found in one 

 or other of the smaller islands, but the other three are new 

 to the Sarnian g^rea. 



I am very pleased to be able to report the addition of 

 three ncAv Hepaticce to our local list, tAvo of Avliich are rare. 

 This is quite an important addition, because Hepaticce are far 

 less plentiful in Guernsey than Mosses. 



