MEETINGS. 55 



Norgiots were shown round, also a sandstone cast of the stem 

 of a tree of the carboniferous period from coal brought to 

 the island by Mr. O. Dorey. Mr. Domaille then read his 

 paper on a stone implement and Mr. Marquand read a 

 further account of the Signal Station at Jerbourg at the 

 beginning of the last century (1809) and events connected 

 Txith it. 



Monthly Meeting held on April 17th, 1901, Mr. W. A. Luff, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



Mr. Derrick showed two stones resembling ancient 

 implements, found in Sark. Mr. Luff read a paper on Dacty- 

 lopius Luffii, a species of Coccid new to Science, discovered 

 by him in Guernsey. Mr. Collenette exhibited a specimen 

 of Eschar a on which were Tubularia, also a sponge of large 

 size found on the coast. Mr. Collenette exhibited specimens 

 of Chitons, and explained their structure. 



Monthly Meeting held on May 21st, 1901, Mr. W. A. Luff, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



A specimen of Testacella scutulum, a shelled slug, was 

 exhibited by Mr. Luff (see pp. 21, Transactions 1900); it was 

 known in Guernsey in 1801 as stated by Mr. F. 0. Lukis 

 in the "Magazine for Natural History" for 1834. Mr. 

 Collenette exhibited some bones of the Dodo, which are 

 in the museum. An interesting conversation followed on 

 the distribution and extinction of species. 



Monthly Meeting held on June 19th, 1901, Mr. W. Sharp, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Luff exhibited some varieties of Arctia lubricipeda 

 or Buff ermine Moth, bred from selected varieties in England, 

 to show how so-called new species might be produced. 

 Experiments with this object in view are being carried out 

 in England and in Switzerland. He also showed a specimen 

 of Anax Imperator, a rather rare (in England) Dragon Fly ; 

 it has appeared early this season. 



Mr. Pitts brought a table of the weather returns from 

 the old Signalling Station at Jerbourg, which had been most 

 elaborately tabulated by Mr. RoAvswell, (Librarian) from the 



