Diary.— Meetings of Societies. 



?pt. 3. Bishop Auckland Xaturalists' Club. Liversedge Xaturalists'. 



,, 6. Heckmondwike Juvenile Xaturalists'. 



,, 11. York and District Xaturalists' Field Club. 



„, Id. Huddersfield Scientific Club — Xotes on British Association Meeting, 

 by C. P. Hobkirk and Geo. Brook, ter. 

 14:. Yorkshire Xatiu-alists' Union — Excursion to Wharncliffe. ; Local 

 Secretary, W. E. Carter, Dixon Lane, Sheffield. Heckmond- 

 wike Xaturalists'. 



16. Huddersfield Xaturalists' — Paper: " Physiography." — TTilliam 

 Xettleton. 



„ 17. Leeds Xaturalists' Club, (jcc— Paper : '* The Sexual Reproduction 



of Fungi."— Thos. Hick. B.A.. B.Sc. 

 ., 20. Xorth Staffordshire Xaturalists' Field Club — Excursion to Haddon, 

 & 21st. Bakewell, Tideswell, and Cajstleton ; Leader, Mr. Lynam. 



24. Leeds Xaturalists' Club, &:c. 

 „ 28. Huddersfield Xaturalists'. 



30. Lancashire and Cheshire Entomolosrical Society. 



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