Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



]Mar. 1. Hiicldersfield Literary and Scientific Society (Botanical 

 Section — Paper: " The Linnaean System." — Mr. George 

 Brook, ter., 8 p.m. Bradford Scientific Association. 

 Linnean Society of London. 



/, _3. Mirfield Naturalists'. 



6. Bisliop Auckland Naturalists'. Liversedge Naturalists'— 

 Paper on ^^Food." — H. Franklin Parsons, M.D., of 

 Goole. Selby Naturalists'. 



8. Bradford Scientific — Paper: ''Crystallization." — Messrs. 



J. H. Walker and W. West. Leeds Conchological. 



9. Huddersfield Scientific Club — Paper: On a new Freezing 



Microtome."— Mr. G. S. Woodhead, 8 p.m. 



10. Huddersfield Naturalists', 8 p.m. 



,,14. York and District Naturalists' Field Club.. 



„ 15. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society (Botanical 

 (Section) — Paper : ''The Natural Systems of Classifica- 

 tion. " — Mr. C. P. Hobkirk. - Bradford Scientific. 

 20. Selby Naturalists' — Paper on "Flowers: their Colours, 

 Perfumes, and Shapes." — Dr. Taylor, F.G S., of Ii)swich. 



,, 22. North Staffordshire NaturaUsts', &c. — Meeting at Stoke. 



Bradford Scientific — Paper: "Sensitive Flames." — Mr. 

 J. Walker. ^ Leeds Conchological. 



,, 26. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific Society — Paper : " The 

 Pollution of the Colne by Huddersfield. "—Mr. George 

 Jarmain. Huddersfield Naturalists', 



29. Bradford Scientific — -Paper: " The Colorado Potato Beetle. 



T^lr. J. A. Douglas. Huddersfield Literary and Scientific 

 Society (Botanical Section) — Paper ■ " The Geographical 

 Distribution of Living Pla,nts." — Mr. 'Joseph French. 

 Apr. 2. Easter Monday. — West Riding Consolidated Naturalists' 

 Society— Meeting at Wetherby for the Cowthorpe Oak. 



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