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Besides these Sectional outings, the other excursions of the 

 season of great Archaeological interest were the following : — 



May 14, 1912. To Corfe Castle, etc. A Botanical Excursion. 



May 29, 1912. To Cheddar and Wells. A General Excursion 

 with geology prominent. 



June 5, 1912. To New Forest and Somerley Park, by kind 

 permission of the Earl of Normanton. 



July 6, 1912. To Cerne Abbas, etc. A General Excursion. 



August 14, 1912. To Bradford-on-Avon. A General Excursion. 



Sept. 18, 1912. To Salisbury Cathedral and Museum. A General 

 Excursion. 



The Excursions were generally favoured with fine weather, 

 and not attended by any serious mishaps. 



gtotanical Ration. 



Chairman : Miss C. Agnes Eooper. 

 Secretary : R. V. Sherring, Esq., F.L.S. 



Chairman's Report. 



The Report of the Botanical Section is very satisfactory,, 

 which is chiefly owing to the unwearied interest and unfailing 

 energy of the Hon. Secretary, Mr. R. V. Sherring, F.L.S. 

 During the Session from November, 191 1, to April, 1912, inclu- 

 sive, weekly meetings were held in the Society's Room in the 

 Granville Chambers, when the Herbarium was arranged and 

 classified. The thanks of the Society are owing to Mr. H. Swain 

 for the kind assistance he gave in the execution of this work, 

 and for the time and trouble he put into it. The following Sectional 

 Papers were read : — 



November 9th. A paper was read by Miss Agnes Rooper on 

 "The Effect of Decapitation on Foliage 



Leaves." 



December 7th. In the Trinity Hall two papers were read. One 

 by the Rev. Professor George Henslow, M.A., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S., on "The Purposes of Plant Movements, 



