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THE NATURALIST. 



Its labours seem to be principally botanical ; tliougb Concliology and 

 Entomology receive a share of attention. 



The following plants, some new to tbe district, others from new localities, 

 have been added to the Liverpool Flora during the year : — 



Primula cauleseens. At Speke, Miss C. Grundy. 



Serratula tinctoria. S|)eke, Mr. T. Gibson, Sen. 



Silene noctiflora. Crosby, Mrs. T. Gibson, Jun. 



Linaria peloria. Seaforth, Mr. T. Gibson, Sen. 



Ranunculus Mrsutus. Ditton and Claughton, Do. 



Potamogeton rufescens. Warrington, Do. 



Andiusa sempervirens. Allerton, Do. 



Geranium pusillum. Litherland, Aintree, Do. 



Geranium pusillum. New Brighton, Miss C. Grundy. 



JReseda J-ruticulosa. Waterloo, Mrs. T. Gibson, Jun. 



Hordeum pratense. Waterloo, Mr. H. S. Fisher. 



Poa comjjvessa. Parkfield, Mr. H. S. Fisher. 



Posa JundzilUana, Bess., was discovered by Mr. Fisher and Mr. 

 Webb, at Moreton in Cheshire. 



On the ballast at Birkenhead^ Messrs. Gibson, Sen., and Fisher, have 

 found Mercurialis annua, Lepidium ruderale, Ammi majus, and Ranunculus 

 Penn^ylvanicum. 



On the 24th January, a Soiree was held at which many interesting 

 objects were exhibited, amongst which was a case of " four hundred bottles 

 of seeds of British wild plants mostly gathered in the neighbourhood" by 

 Mr. Gibson. We would strongly recommend all botanical students to make 

 similar collections as they are extremely interesting and useful. At one of 

 the meetings Mr. Pyzer shewed some ferns grown from spores sent by Samuel 

 Archer, Esq., H. M. 98th Eegiment, from Cashmere, which were identical 

 with British species, viz. : — Asplenium fontanum, from very ancient ruins 

 between Coree and ISTowshaira on the Murree route to Cashmere j Asplenium 

 TricJiomanes, from Coree, Ceteracli officinarum, near Chicotee. 



A number of prizes according to the usual custom are offered during the 

 following year, amongst which are, for ladies only, one for the collection 

 and arrangement of the largest number of plants in flower. 



One for the largest number of plants in flower of a given order. 



One for the greatest number of plants. 



One for the largest number of species of larva of Lepidoptera &c. 

 The " Session Prizes " are seven botanical, fourteen zoological, two geo- 



