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Owing to the increased Railway Fares and the prohibition of 

 use of Motor Chars-a-banc there were no General Excursions. 



The Lectures in the various Sections were as follows : — 



Archaeological and Historical Section. 



1916. 



Nov. 16. — " Modern Inventions anticipated in Ancient Times," by Rev. 

 Francis A. Allen, M.A. 

 *Dec. 8. — " Stonehenge To-day and Yesterday," by Mr. Frank Stevens, 

 Curator of the Salisbury Museum. 

 1.917. 



*Jan. 25. — " Egyptian Antiquities," by Mr. Hy. J. Ellis and Mr. Claude 

 Lyon. 



*Mar. 24. — " Mediaeval Italy," by Rev. Hy. Shaen Solly, M.A. 

 *Apr. 28. — " Treasures of Northern Italy," by Rev. Hy. Shaen Solly, 

 M.A., and Mr. R. Y. Banks ((Archaeological and Photographical). 



Botanical Section. 



1916. 



*Nov. 2. — " The Geraniaceae," by Miss C. Agnes Rooper. 

 Dec. 14. — " How Wild Flowers have adapted themselves under cultivation 

 to make Florists' Flowers," by Rev. Professor Geo. Henslow, M.A., 

 F.L.S., F.G.S. 

 1917. 



Feb. 24. — " Elementary School Gardens," by Miss C. Agnes Rooper. 

 Mar. 13.— "The Names of Plants," by Rev. J. E. Kelsall, M.A. 

 April 4. " Some additions to the Purbeck Flora," by Mr. C. B. Green. 

 May 5. — Exhibition of Fresh Wild Flowers, by Miss C. Agnes Rooper. 

 July 7.— Do. do. do. 



Entomological Section. 



1916. 



Dec. 7. — " A Description of the Modes of setting Insects and of preserv- 

 ing Larvae," by Mr. W. Parkinson Curtis, F.E.S. 

 1917. 



*Jan. 11. — " Colour Protection among Insects," by Mr. Geo. Grace, B.Sc, 



A. R.C.Sc. 



*Jan. 11. — " Demonstration of the Method of preserving Caterpillars," by 

 Mr. W. Parkinson Curtis, F.E.S. 

 Feb. 8. — Discussion on the Clouded Yellow Butterflies (Colias edusa and 

 hyale). 



Apr. 26. — Exhibition of the Blue forms of Females of the British 

 Lycaenidae. 



May 17. — Exhibition of living Larvae, etc. 

 June 14. — Exhibition of Clear Wings. 

 July 19. — Exhibition of Larvae, etc. 



Geographical Section, 



1916. 



*Nov. 11. — " The Beauties of Japan," Part I., by Mr. Claude Lyon. 

 *Dec. 18.— do. Part II. do. 



Dec. 20. — " A School Geography Room and its Equipment," by Mr. Jos. 

 Scattergood. 



Feb. 3. — " Geography and Nationality," by Mr. C. B. Fawcett, 



B. Litt., M.Sc. 



*Mar. 10. — " The Egyptian Antiquities kindly presented to the Society by 



Mrs. Philpott," described by Mr. Claude Lyon. 

 *Mar. 31. — " Byzantium and Constantinople," by Mr. Claude Lyon. 

 June 9. — " Map-making and Map-reading," by Mr. W. J. Woodhouse, 



