60 MEETINGS. 



Annual Meeting held on Wednesday, Dec. 18th, 1901. 



There was a very moderate attendance of members. 

 EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



The Society has continued its useful work during the 

 past year. No special discovery has been made, but there 

 has been the same steady collection of material and useful 

 information, which will greatly assist anyone studying local 

 specialities in the future. 



Botany is apparently the science which has appealed 

 to Guernseymen more than any other. Local botanists 

 have always been to the fore, they have constantly been 

 adding to our store of knowledge of the plants of the 

 island, and this year the work has been completed by 

 the publication of " The Flora of Guernsey and the 

 Lesser Channel Islands " by Mr. E. D. Marquand, the 

 worthy ex-President of this Society, a botanist native 

 of this island, another added to the long list of 

 worthies of whom Guernsey has good reason to be proud. 

 The publication is a most valuable one ; it is of great 

 interest to members of this Society, it will remain a text- 

 book on local botany for many years, and is so exhaustive 

 as to leave little room for further discoveries in this branch 

 of investigation. The Society must be proud that so 

 valuable a work has been carried through by one of its 

 members, and honoured by having Mr. Marquand still in- 

 cluded in its list of officials. 



The results of the labours of another of our honoured 

 Vice-Presidents in the Entomological department are rapidly 

 accumulating, and are now becoming so complete that few 

 districts in the United Kingdom can show such exhaustive 

 lists, so much valuable information collected and so much 

 honourable work done in this department of Science. Our 

 transactions might contain more information on the higher 

 forms of life ; perhaps some member will help in this depart- 

 ment. Meanwhile, the most fascinating study of Marine 

 Zoology is no longer absolutely neglected, for this year will 

 be published Mr. Marquand's paper on the Marine Shells. 



The indoor meetings have maintained their interest, and 

 have been very fairly attended. 



During the season a series of out-door excursions was 

 organised and in an endeavour to make them attract more 

 members, walking excursions were tried again. The result, 

 however, was not very encouraging. Excursions to the 



