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Dcm, pbraran's Report 



The exchanges of our yearly volume of proceedings have been 

 kept up with a number of Corresponding Societies and the Hull 

 Scientific and Field Naturalists Club has been added to the num- 

 ber. 



Principal Purchases, October 1918, to September 1919 : — 



The Victorian County History for Hants, vols. 3, 4 and 5. 

 " Dictionary of Birds/' by Professor Newton. 

 " Encyclopaedia of Photography/' by B. E. Jones, 1911. 

 " The Book of Photography/' by P. N. Hasluck. 

 " British Dragon Flies/' by W J. Lucas, 1900. 

 " Gothic Architecture in England/' by F.. Bond, 1912. 

 " British Sessile-Eved Crustacea," bv Bate and Westwood, 1863* 

 1868. 



" Grasses of Great Britain," by Sowerby and Johnson, 1st edition. 



"British Serpents," by G. E. Leighton. 



" British Lizards," by G. E. Leighton. 



"The Entomologist's Log Book," by A. G. Scorer, 1913. 



and a few other works. 



Donors of Books and Pamphlets October 1918, to Septem- 

 ber 1919 :— 





Vols. 



Subject. 



Mr. E. E. Gill 



(2) 



History of Poole. 



Mr. H. F. D. Bartlett 



(1) 



Zoology. 



Captain Platnauer 



(11) 



Museums Journal. 



Mrs. Robertson 



(6) 



Astronomy and Botany. 



Mr. L. Tatchell 



(1) 



Entomology. 



Dr. A. Ransome 



(2) 



Geography. 



Rev. H. S, Solly 



(2) 



Archaeology. 



Dr. Penrose 



(4) 



Microscopy. 



Sir Daniel Morris 



(8) 



Botany. 



Mr. C. Eiloart 



(1) 



Topography. 



Mr. H. Backhouse 



(3) 



Travels. 



Mr. Heywood Sumner 



(1) 



Archaeology. 



Mr. J. A. Pearson 



(?) 



Topography. 



Our member, Mr. C. B. Green (died 6th October, 1918) 

 bequeathed, in addition to his valuable Herbarium, a number of 

 Books and Pamphlets (45) chiefly Botanical, including Massee's 

 " Fungus Flora," 4 vols.; Floras of the Undercliff, I. of W. — of 

 Bristol, — of Middlesex, etc. 



In the Autumn of 1919 the Rev. Professor George Henslow 

 presented a large number (168) of works on Scientific Subjects, 

 chiefly Botany, Zoology, Evolution, the uses of Plants, etc., 

 Works of Darwin, Lubbock, Bentham and Hooker, being 

 included. Also 49 volumes and pamphlets by the Professor him- 

 self. 



