TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



SOCIETY. 



Monthly Meeting held January 2bth, 1889, Mr. T. Guille, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Guille exhibited two magnificent specimens of Polyzoa 

 (Eschara foliacea) which had been dredged off the south-east 

 coast of the island. Mr. Luff exhibited and described (a) 

 The Winter Moth (Chimatobia brumata). (b) The Yellow Belle 

 Moth (Aspilates citraria). The former is rare in Guernsey : the 

 latter, though common in this island, is only locally common 

 in England. It has been found in one place only (Powers- 

 court) in Ireland, and not at all in Scotland. The Herbarium, 

 presented to the society by the late Dr. Hoskins, was examined, 

 but though an extensive collection, it was found that the 

 locality had not been affixed to the specimens. It was decided 

 therefore, that the society should form a new Herbarium. 

 Mr. F. Rose was elected a member of the society. 



Monthly Meeting held February 19th, 1889, Mr. T. Guille, 

 President, in the chair. 



Mr. Collenette drew attention to the interesting papers 

 appearing in "Nature" on the supposed Annelid remains 

 in the Metamorphic Rocks of Scotland. Mr. E. D. Marquand 

 referred to the lists of mosses, etc., in Ansted's "Channel 

 Islands," and remarked that they were very incomplete, and, 



