Meetings, 1888. 



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local names of the wild flowers they found, and examining 

 the geological formation of the coast. Several Sand Grouse 

 were shot this month at L'Ancresse. 



Monthly Meeting held June 5th, 18^8, Mr. J. Whitehead, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Luff exhibited a specimen of Gordius aquaticus 

 ^Hair worm) ten inches long, found in the brook at the Rohais, 

 realing a full description He also exhibite 1 a specimen of 

 the Meloe (Oil beetle), retding an account of its life history. 



On the authority of Captain Lukis, it was stated that 

 there existed a bind of magnetic iron stone in the island. It 

 had been exposed to view near the Vauxlaurens Brewery, pass- 

 ing north in the direction of Alderney. 



It was decided to offer prizes for the best collections of 

 seaweeds and shells. The following are the conditions of 

 competition as settled by the committee : — 

 Prizes offered by the Guernsey Society of Natural Science for 

 collections of (a) Seaweeds and fb J Shells. 



In order to encourage among young people a taste for 

 nature, the Committee of the Guernsey Society of Natural 

 Science have decided to offer prizes for the best collections of 

 (a) Seaweeds arid (b) Shells, gathered in the bailiwick of 

 Guernsey. Competitors must be under twenty years of age. 



The prizes, five for Seaweeds and five for Shells, will be 

 of the value of 10, 8, 6, 4 and 2 francs respectively. The 

 Committee reserve to themselves the power of reducing the 

 number of prizes, or giving extra prizes, according to the 

 character and number of the collections sent in. The specimens 

 for competition should be mounted in the usual manner, the 

 date and locality marked against each. Not more than two 

 specimens of any one species or variety should be sent in. 



In the case of Seaweeds, the number of species and the 

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