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former, following as they will Mr. Baker's present article in the Journal of Botany . 

 We are afraid that these reports show that the genus Potamogeton is going to be 

 more of a puzzle than ever for some time, except perhaps to practised specialists. 

 The genus Carex also comes in for a fair share of attention, and there is a very 

 interesting account of the recently found Carex salina Wg. We should have been 

 glad to have noticed many things in detail, but must forbear, as it would be 

 almost impossible to select a few when there are so many that we should gladly 

 touch upon did space permit. Above 8,000 plants have been distributed to the 

 members during the two years. 



NOTES AND NEWS. 



The Bibliography for 1885 is in course of preparation, and its publication will 

 shortly be commenced. We shall be pleased to enlist the co-operation of all who 

 are interested in making it a complete reflex of what has been published for the 

 North of England during the year ; and we have pleasure in announcing that 

 Mr. S. A. Adamson, F.G.S., has kindly undertaken the charge of the geological 

 portion of it. 



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The Rev. W. C. Hey, M.A., of St. Olave's Vicarage, York, would be pleased 

 to enlist the co-operation of Yorkshire coleopterists in preparing a full catalogue of 

 the Beetles of Yorkshire, which he intends for publication in the Transactions of 

 the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union. He would be glad to receive lists of captures — 

 with detailed localities — of Yorkshire species, and where doubt or uncertainty 

 exists, he would be pleased to have the opportunity of seeing specimens. 



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Dr. M. C. Cooke announces that he has determined to issue a work on ' British 

 Desmids,' as a supplement to and uniform with his 'British Freshwater Alga?,' 

 with coloured plates, in about 10 parts, octavo, containing 8 plates each, with 

 descriptive letterpress, at the uniform rate of Five Shillings per part, provided a 

 sufficient number of subscribers send in their names before the 1st of March to 

 warrant the undertaking. A reduction of 20 per cent, will be allowed as discount 

 to subscribers on advance, or immediate, payment. 



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At the anniversary meeting of the Entomological Society of London, January 

 20th, Mr. R. McLachlan, F.R.S., president, in the chair, an abstract of the 

 Treasurer's accounts was read by Mr. H. T. Stainton, F.R.S., one of the auditors, 

 and the Secretary read the report of the Council. The following were elected 

 as the Council for 1886 :— President, R. McLachlan, F.R.S.; Treasurer, 



E. Saunders, F.L.S.; Secretaries, H. Goss, F.L.S., and the Rev. W. W. 

 Fowler, M.A., F.L.S.; Librarian, F. Grut, F.L.S.; other members of council: 

 T. R. Billups, E. A. Fitch, F.L.S., F. Du Cane Godman, M.A., F.R.S., 

 W. F. Kirby, E. B. Poulton, M.A., F.G.S., H. T. Stainton, F.R.S., S. Stevens, 



F. L.S., and J. Jenner Weir, F.L.S. The president then delivered an address, 

 for which the thanks of the society were voted to him. 



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The annual meeting of the Hull Field Naturalists' Society was held on the 

 2 1 st of January. The report bore testimony to the flourishing state of the society, 

 and referred to the establishment of sections and appointment of Sectional 

 Recorders (so far five in number, for Botany, Entomology, Conchology, Geology, 

 and Ornithology), and to the affiliation which had been effected with the Hull 

 Literary and Philosophical Society, who had kindly granted the use of their 

 museum for reference, and of a room in the Royal Institution for meetings. 

 Numerous excursions, general and sectional, had been made, and the winter 

 evening meetings well attended. The election of officers resulted in the appoint- 

 ment of Mr. N. F. Dobree as president, Mr. W. L. Shooter as secretary, Mr. T. 

 Dennis as treasurer, Mr. F. F. Walton as librarian, together with vice-presidents 

 and a committee, and the following recorders of sections: — Botany, Messrs. E. A. 

 Peak and T. Birks, jun. ; Entomology, Mr. J. W r . Boult ; Conchology, Mr. H. L. 

 Duncum ; Geology, Mr. J. Stears ; and Ornithology, Mr. E. W. Wade. 



March 1886. 



