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March 8. An Evening in Tennyson’s Land. — Mr. W. F. Burdett. 
March 15. Hampton Court and other Noted Places. — Rev. W. H. Cassup» 
B. A. 
March 22. The Drug Collector at Work. — W. H. Mowatt. 
March 29. A Promenade. — J. McG. Baxter, M. D. 
The course for Junior members embraced talks on easy scien- 
tific subjects, travels in other countries and our own, and on sub- 
jects in .the museum. 
Field Meetings. 
Four very pleasant Field Meetings were held by the members 
of the Society during the past summer at places not hitherto 
visited on such occasions. 
The first was held July 9th, at Woodman’s Point, on the 
beautifully situated grounds of Mrs. M. A. Woodman, the leader 
being Mr. W. F. Burditt. 
It was a perfect summer day, and though the heat of the 
mid-day sun may have felt ,a little oppressive to some of the 
members while walking from Lingley Station across the long 
Nerepis bridge to Woodman’s Point, the delightful shade of the 
tall spruce and pine trees in Mrs. Woodman’s grove soon brought 
ease and refreshment. On account of the historical associations 
of the locality, the attention of the gathering was taken up rather 
with matters relating to history and genealogy, than with natural 
science. After a brief rest in the welcome shade of Mrs. Wood- 
man’s noble trees, a party, led by the rector of the parish, the 
Rev. Mr. Beiliss, repaired to the nearby burial ground to view 
the tomb of General Coffin, and there gleaned from the Rector, 
Mrs. Woodman and others, many interesting facts with regard 
to the pioneers of civilization on the St. John River. Dr. Hav 
then took charge of the party and led the way; to the river shore, 
along which a delightful ramble was enjoyed until the Point 
itself was reached. Dr. Hay, as usual, discoursing by the way 
and imparting information about the trees and plants met with 
en route, explaining their distinguishing characteristics, how the 
