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MEETINGS. 



gradually being tilted towards the South. The process was 

 certainly slow, as the change was taking place at the rate of 

 one-third of a foot only in 1,000 years. Measurements had 

 proved this. With regard to Niagara, as the water would no 

 longer be poured towards it from Lakes Ontario, Michigan 

 and Huron, probably in 3,000 years it would be dried up. 



Mr. A. C. Bescoby, B.A., took for the title of his 

 lecturette " Plant Associations." In this he remarked that 

 every part of the world had its own class of vegetation, every 

 portion of it had its own flora, at home as well as abroad. 

 Moreover, every class of vegetation was adapted to its situa- 

 tion. As a rule plants removed from one situation to another 

 did not thrive there as well as in their own habitat. 

 Everything that grew had its own relation between the 

 climate and the soil. Botany was of absorbing interest, 

 although possibly its knowledge was more interesting than 

 important. But the lecturer could assure his readers that 

 most wonderful things could be discovered in the anatomy 

 of plants. Those he referred to were water, marsh, bog and 

 sea plants. Mr. Bescoby showed some pictures (on the 

 screen) of a pine forest, where vegetation did not flourish 

 owing to the shade of the trees, marshy and pasture land, and 

 some of the great tracks of chalky land in the South of 

 England where only stunted grass grew. This, however, was 

 excellent for sheep pasture. After a few more remarks, in 

 which he said that everything that was created showed the 

 hand of God, he commended the study of botany to his 

 hearers. 



The musical portion of the programme was provided by 

 Miss A. Philipp, who contributed two pianoforte solos, played 

 in her usual brilliant style, and Mrs. Mesny and Mr. Tudor 

 Williams, both of whom sang twice. All these items were 

 heartily applauded. A most enjoyable evening closed with 

 the National Anthem. 



Monthly Meeting held March 20th, 1912, the President, 

 Col. de Guerin, in the Chair. 



Mr. J. P. Warren, B.Sc, Mr. J. S. Carey Curtis, A.B., 

 I.B.A., Miss W. Smith, B.Sc, were unanimously elected 

 Members of the Society. 



Miss Edith Carey read a paper entitled " Amias Andros 

 and Edward his son." The paper was illustrated by lantern 

 views, which included portraits of various members of the 



