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The lecture was illustrated with 80 specially prepared limelight views. 



A letter from Thomas Plunkett, M.R.I. A., Enniskillen, thanking 

 the members for electing him an honorary member of the Club, was 

 read. 



The election of three members brought the proceedings to a close. 



BoTANiCAi, Section.— NovKMBER 19.— The opening meeting of the 

 Winter Session was held in the club room, when Rev. C H. WaddeIvI,, 

 B.D., exhibited and lectured upon an extensive collection of plants made 

 by him in the south of England during the summer of the present 

 year. 



DUBLIN NATURALISTS' FIELD CLUB. 



October 29.— Excursion to Tibradden.— A party of 12 proceeded 

 by car and cycle to the gravel pits just outside the demesne gate of Larch 

 Hill. The conductor, J. De W. Hinch, then pointed out the different 

 features of these deposits, which are among the most interesting of the 

 Dublin high-level drifts. The arctic shells Astarte borealis and Leda 

 pernula were seen in abundance. The party then crossed the northern 

 spur of Tibradden into Glendoo, where two more gravel pits were visited. 

 After tea at Rockbrook, the members returned to town. 



November i. — The Winter Session was inaugurated by a conversazione 

 held at the Royal Irish Academy (by kind permission of the Council). 

 There was a large attendance of members and visitors. There were also 

 present representatives from other Field Clubs— Robert Patterson 

 and Nevin H. Foster from Belfast, and F. Neale, who represented 

 Limerick. The President, F. W. Burbidge, M.A., took the chair at 

 8.30, and after welcoming the visitors who were present, called upon 

 R. LI. PRAEGERfor a lantern' display illustrating the Triennial Conference 

 of the Irish Field Club Union held at Sligo in July last, and of which Mr. 

 Praeger had been the organiser and conductor. Afterwards the examina- 

 tion of exhibits was resumed. The conversazione closed at about 

 10,30 p.m. During the evening a number of scientific exhibits were dis- 

 played, including the following — 



Exhibits Ii^i^ustrating the Trienniai, Conference at Sugo 

 G. H. Carpenter -Xenylla brevuatida, from Lough Gill, a Springtail 

 new to the British Isles. J. N. Hai^berT— Animals from the Sligo Dis- 

 trict. Miss M. C. Knowi^es— Plants collected during the Conference. 

 Miss M C. Knoviti^es, G. J. Fogerty, and Ai^EX. D'Evei^yn— Flint and 

 stone implements from the kitchen -middens at Raghly and Streedagh 

 Point. Co. Sligo. D. M'Ardi^e -Mosses and Liverworts from Sligo. 

 Robert WeIvCH — Photographs and lantern slides illustratiug the work 

 of the Conference. Robert Wei<ch and A. W. STE1.FOX— Mollusca of 

 Sligo and District, with map of distribution. 



Miscei<i.aneous Exhibits:— F. W.' Burbidge— Odoriferous Plants. 



