Meetings, 1883. 



we must all acknowledge that our knowledge of the subject 

 will be greatly extended by mutual assistance at the meetings 

 of an organised society. The results of observations made by 

 our local investigators are not only important to us here, but 

 owing to the peculiar formation and geographical position of 

 the bailiwick are of interest to the general science student ; so 

 that there is special need of a Guernsey Society to investigate 

 and keep records in connection with Natural Science. 



As arranged at the last yearly meeting, the room so kindly 

 placed at the disposal of the Society by Messrs. Guille and 

 Alles has been opened weekly, and members have had the 

 opportunity of bringing forward any subject in which they 

 might be interested, or exhibiting any specimen for identifica- 

 tion or conversation. Many mineral specimens, and a con- 

 siderable number of insects have thus been brought under 

 notice ; on one evening a number of marine specimens were 

 shown, but most evenings have been devoted to Botany. More 

 than 260 species of our flowering plants have been produced 

 and identified during the year ; among these have been nearly 

 all our rarer and peculiar plants, e.g. Draba verna (Whitlow- 

 grass). Matthiola sinuata (Sea stock). Silene conica (Striated 

 corn catch-fly). Ornithopus ebracteatus (Sand joint- vetch) 

 from Herm. Sibthorpia Europeea (Cornish money-wort). 

 Pyrola rotundifolia (Eound-leaved winter-green). Centaurea 

 aspera (Hooker). C. Isnardi (Bab.) (Rough knap-weed). 

 Cicendia pusilla (Branched Gentianella). Triglochin maritimum 

 (Sea Arrow-grass). Orchis laxiflora (Loose-spiked orchis). 

 Orchis apifera (Bee orchis). Listera ovata (Twayblade). 

 Epipactis palustris (Marsh Helleborine). Spiranthes cestivalis 

 (Summer lady's tresses). Allium triquetrum (Garlic). Tricho- 

 nema Columnse (Columna's Trichonema). Gymnogramma 

 leptophylla (Slender gymnogramma or Jersey fern). Ophio- 

 glossum lusitanium (Dwarf Adder's tongue). Isoetes hystrix, 

 etc. Steps have been taken towards revising and correcting 



