56 MEETINGS. 



entries of the diary of Captain White, keeper of the station. 

 These being for the years 1811-2-3, are the oldest tables of 

 weather in the island preserved. 



The following excursions were then arranged : — 



July 4th. — Alderney by Courier. Fare, 3s. 



„ 11th. — Walking excursion to Jerbourg, Doyle's Monument. 



„ 18th. — Anneville. Is. Trinity Triangle by waggonette. 

 Aug. 1st. — L'Ere.e. Is. 6d. Trinity Triangle. 

 Aug. 15th. — Sark. Tug Company. 

 Aug. 22nd. — Walking excursion to Saint's and Icart. 

 Aug. 29th. — L'Ancresse. Is. Trinity Triangle. 

 Sep. 12th. — Ronceval. Is. Trinity Triangle. 



Monthly Meeting held on October 16th, 1901. 



Secretary reported that in company with Mr. Pitts, Mr. 

 Quick, Mr. Naylor of Bradford, Yorks, and t^o other 

 visitors he had looked through the herbarium and found the 

 specimens in good condition ; that he had supplied specimens 

 of Spiranthes Aestivalis to Mr. E. Hunnybun of the Red 

 House, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, who writes : " Many 

 thanks for your kinduess in sending me Spiranthes JEstivalis ; 

 both the flower roots arrived in beautiful condition. I am 

 glad you did not send me more as it would be almost wicked 

 to destroy a rare bird, insect or plant without sufficient reason. 

 After I have drawn the JEstivalis, it will be forwarded to 

 another person for the same purpose (illustration of book), 

 and will then be dried." Mr. E. D. Marquand, Vice-President, 

 in forwarding Mr. Honnybun's letter says: "Jersey has been 

 tried in vain for a specimen." Roots of Romulea ( Trichonema) 

 Columnoz have been forwarded to a local authority, who 

 says he could only find one specimen on the Warren at 

 Dawlish ; it is practically exterminated there. 



The publication of " The Flora of Guernsey and the 

 Lesser Channel Islands " by the Vice-President, Mr. E. D. 

 Marquand, was announced, but the consideration of the book 

 itself was left over for a future occasion. 



Mr. Luff announced additions to the Alderney lists : One 

 moth, Phygas Birdella, caught on cliffs has curious roughened 

 antennas. Another moth, Fumea casta, has curious larva- 

 cases formed of stems of grass. Also a specimen of a non- 

 British Chaffer Cetonia morio, but this has previously been 

 found in Guernsey, Sark and Herm. Mr. Spencer captured 

 on the Butes a specimen of the Swallow-tailed Butterfly, 



