account of tbe (general fIDeettngs anb tbe 
Hnnual flDeetins of tbe Society from Januar? 
22nt>, 19l4 t to December 2nt>, 1914. 
The following account has been compiled by the Secretary, 
but the Reports of the Meetings are due to the Reporting 
Secretary, Mr. J. Kemp, whose reports to the papers thus obtain 
a more permanent place. There are but few alterations as com- 
pared with the form in which the reports appeared in either the 
Western Daily Press or the Times and Mirror. 
THE 5 1 st ANNUAL MEETING. 
January 22nd, 1914. 
{Brisol Times and Mirror, Jan. 26th, 1914). 
The Bristol Naturalists' Society held its 51st annual meeting at 
the University. The Council and officers were re-elected for the 
ensuing year, Miss Ida M. Roper, F.L.S., being the President for 
the second time, and Dr. O. V. Darbishire the Honorary 
Secretary. Messrs. Bathurst Hony, Savory, and Robson were 
elected ordinary members, and Miss Lucas an associate. 
Mr. J. T. Kemp showed The Family Herbal, issued In 181 2, in 
fortnightly parts, by Sir John Hill, M.D. Mr. G. C. Griffiths 
showed several Australian butterflies, and made special reference 
to Euschemon rafflesice, a very rare insect which he had hoped to 
prove to be a real butterfly, although it had characters pertaining 
to the moths. Mr. J. W. White congratulated Mr. Cedric 
Bucknall on the critical monograph lately written by him on the 
genus 11 Symphytum," and published by the Linnean Society. 
He said it was doubly interesting because it was prepared by a 
past Vice-President and was founded on local plants. 
Miss I. M. Roper then gave her presidential address on " Some 
Historical Associations of Flowers." 
(N.B. — Miss Roper's annual address is printed in full in the 
last number of the Proceedings) . 
THE 439TH GENERAL MEETING OF THE SOCIETY. 
February 5th, 19 14. 
(Bristol Times and Mirror, Feb. gth, 1914). 
At the last meeting of the Bristol Naturalists' Society Miss 
Roper (President) presided. The Report of the Council for 191 3 
was read by Dr. Darbishire showing a net increase of 28 members, 
which Miss Roper regarded as very gratifying. Dr. W. A. Smith, 
Hon. Treasurer of the Society, reported receipts amounting to 
