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Society is doing its work, both by verifying former observers and in 
preserving our knowledge of objects specially interesting from their 
extremely local habitat. We shall not soon forget Mr. Barrett’s 
exhibition of Crambus Pedriolellus and explanation of its delicate 
silken cocoon, (his note on which we are compelled to omit) to me 
at least it will add a new and unexpected pleasure to a visit to the 
denes of Yarmouth, where alone in this country, this extremely 
local species is found, and which locality otherwise, even the genius 
of Dickens could only compare to pieces of “ toast in water.” 
Passing to Botany, I beg to call attention to Mr. Geldart’s paper, 
as one calculated to be of permanent value to ISorfolk botanists in 
all time to come, as by defining the botanical districts of the county 
he has enabled practical students of the science so to register their 
separate fiicts as to render them truly effective contributions to our 
knowledge. Every suggestion by which an observation can be 
made accurate in date and place, and with relation to other facts, is 
in reality to give that observation a true scientific value, mthout 
which it is only a curiosity to be forgotten or to become lumber. 
A paper by Mr. Corder on the Genus Lastrea, in which he records 
his reasons for maintaining Lastrea cristata, L. uliginosa, and L. spinu- 
losa, to be true species, shows his minuteness of observation, and 
gives some of us, who are not minute botanists, an insight into the 
difficulties on the subject of species and varieties upon which deep 
scientific questions now turn, and which present themselves more 
and more as each department of natural science is investigated. 
Dr. Beverley’s paper, read to the Members at Brook, illustrating 
the botany and other natural features of that charming district, and 
forming so appropriate an address at the close of a delightful day, 
calls forth, once more, our regrets that the smallness of the sum at 
our disposal renders it necessary to omit a paper which would, we 
feel assured, have afforded those who were not present on that 
occasion much pleasure in perusing. 
In drawing this rapid summary of our proceedings towards a con- 
clusion, let me hope that our heading of “ Miscellaneous Notices and 
Observations ” will in future years receive large additions, and be 
carefully watched by the Members of the Society. It will be, I 
expect, a sort of naturalist’s carpet bag, never full, but always able 
to hold one last thing more. Out of such miscellaneous but accu- 
rate jottings and notes, other and distant naturalists will gather 
