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doubtful plants, reported for the county, or by giving the localities where 

 they were gathered, so that search may be made next season for them. 

 We gladly give publicity to this notice, and trust that such of our 

 subscribers as can assist Mr. Bennett in the way suggested, will furnish 

 the required information. The catalogue will be lent by us to any 

 botanist requiring it, on receipt of a stamped and addressed newspaper 

 cover, to be retained seven days. — Eds. Nat. 



gt|Dorts of Sociclhs- 



BaPvNSley Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Dec. 11th, the president, 

 Mr. T. Lister, in the chair. — A report from the entomological section of 

 interesting papers read by Mr. John Harrison. Of those observed 

 recently were Acronycta hperina, Celc&na Haworthii, Notodonta camelina, 

 N. dromedarius, &c. In ornithology the chief records are : Oct. 27th, 

 wild geese, feeding stubble at Hoober ; 28th, redwings, and fieldfares 

 31st, near Ackworth ; Nov. 22nd, large flocks of golden and green plovers 

 on the Dearne Meadow, Day House, and Monk Bretton ; Nov. 20th, 

 a male sparrow hawk carried off a sparrow from a flock in Regent-street, 

 another stunned itself against a window within which hung a canary, at 

 Heresforth Hall — the frost bringing them so near to the haunts of man. 

 On the 27th, wild geese were seen flying by moonlight over Barnsley, 

 and on Dec. 2nd over Clayton West ; grey wagtails also observed there. 

 Pochards were observed at Hemsworth Dam Nov. 27th ; these and other 

 water-birds numerous at times this season. 



Bradford Naturalists' Society. — Meeting Nov. 11th, the president 

 in the chair. — Mr. W. West gave a lecture on " Mosses," illustrated by 

 herbarium specimens. Mr, J. Hirst exhibited H. pennaria, &c., from 

 Shipley Glen ; Mr. Hodgson, H. defoliaria and E. tiliaria from Bingley, 

 the latter new to the district record list. — J. W. Carter, Hon. Sec. 



Meeting Nov. 25th, the president in the chair. — Mr. J. W. Brook 

 read an interesting and instructive paper on " The Fertilization of 

 Flowers." Mr. J. Hirst exhibited D. ternpli, taken from a gas-lamp at 

 Manningham, and new to the district record list. Other local insects 

 were shown by Messrs. Carter and Wardman, and a collection of dried 

 plants by Mr. Richmond. 



Fifth Annual Meeting, Dec. 8th, the president in the chair. — The 

 annual report read by the secretary showed the society to be in a 

 prosperous condition. The election of ofl&cers for the ensuing year then 

 took place, Mr. Jagger being re-elected president, and Mr. Carter 

 corresponding secretary. Mr. Fletcher exhibited a number of local 

 lepidoptera, and Mr. Hodgson several specimens of the American cock- 

 roach {Blatta Americana), found in large numbers in a dyehouse near 

 Bradford. 



Second Annual Soiree, Dec. 16th, the president in the chair. — After 

 an excellent tea, the president delivered a short but appropriate address 



