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Meetings, 1889. 



" Penzance Natural History and Antiquarian Society " copies 

 of their " Transactions " for the past 8 years. 



Mr. Marquand then read a very interesting and suggestive 

 paper on the genus Isoetes, which is printed further on. 



Monthly Meeting held May 21st, 1889, Mr. J. Whitehead, 

 Vice-President, in the chair, 



Mr. Frank Carey was elected Member of the Society. 



Mr. Whitehead exhibited a collection of Annelida and 

 Tunicata (some rare) found on the neighbouring shores, and 

 which had been prepared for the Museum by Mr. J. Sinel. 



(A complete list of these and other important additions to 

 the Museum— illustrating the Marine fauna of the neighbour- 

 hood, will be found at the end of this volume.) 



It was remarked that a young seal 3ft. 6in. in length had 

 been captured in one of the little bays off Herm. 



Arrangements were made for an excursion to the Island of 

 Herm on June loth. 



Monthly Meeting held on June 18th, 1889, Mr, J, Whitehead, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Secretary briefly referred to the excursion to Herm on 

 the 15th, and Messrs. Marquand, Luff, and Eandell communi- 

 cated the results of their researches on that occasion. An 

 account of the excursion, and the papers read in connection 

 with it, together with one on the ancient chapel of Herm, read 

 by the Rev. G. E. Lee, will be found in the following pages. 



Arrangements were then made for an excursion to the 

 island of Lihou and neighbourhood on the 15th July. 



Monthly Meeting held July 23rd, 1889, Mr. J. Whitehead, 

 Vice-President, in the chair. 

 Rev. G. E. Lee, M.A., r.s.A.^ and Mr. P. L. M. Nicolle were 

 elected Members of the Society. A copy of the " Transactions 



