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president's address. 
led to the wholesale uprooting, not only of common plants, 
but of rare ones. The law of treasure trove did not much 
concern a naturalists’ society, but was of interest to 
archaeologists. On the question of copyright, the general 
feeling seemed to be that the diffusion of scientific knowledge 
would be best served by a not too rigid enforcement of the 
right, on the ground that when a paper had been published 
it was, in a sense, given to the world, and had gone out of 
the possession of the author. 
28th November, Miss A. M. Geldart read a paper on 
Slratiotes aloid.es , L., illustrating it with original coloured 
sketches, and a map shewing its distribution. Mr. W. H. 
Burrell sent a note on the occurrence on the Norfolk coast 
of Mertensia maritima, Gray. A communication from 
Mr. R. Hancock on an uncommon variety of Spider, found at 
Yarmouth, was read ; also a letter from Mr. A. Patterson on 
the Bearded Titmouse. 
30U1 January, 1906, Mr. T. Southwell read a paper on “ The 
Arctic Whale Fishery from Yarmouth and Lynn,” and 
Mr. W. G. Clarke a paper on “ The Classification and 
Distribution of Norfolk Flint Implements.” Mr. A. Bennett 
sent a paper on “ The Distribution of Holosiewn umbellatuni , 
L., Statice reticulata , L., and Phleum boehrneri, Wibel,” and 
copies for exhibition of reprints of “The Catalogue of Plants 
cultivated in the Garden of John Gerard,” and the “ Libellus” 
of William Turner. 
27th February, Mr. W. A. Nicholson read a paper 
entitled “ A Preliminary Sketch of the Bionomical Botany 
of Sutton and the Ant District.” 
Mr. F. Balfour Browne gave an abstract of his second 
paper on “ The aquatic Coleoptera and their surroundings 
in the Norfolk Broads District.” Photomacrographs of 
Insects, etc., by Mr. J. Edwards were shown by Mr. Thouless, 
and a Gull killed by lightning by Mr. Roberts. Other papers 
