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the tree for the fall of the leaf in autumn ; the importance of trees in the struggle 
for existence of such winged fruits as are to be met with in the Lime, the Maple, 
the Hornbeam ; the functions performed by the leafy stipules, the services ren- 
dered to the leaf by the ribs and veins, and the different forms of leaf-veining as 
illustrated by the “ pinnate venation” of the Alder, the “ palmate venation ” of 
the Sycamore, and variations in these as exemplified in the “ looped ” veining of 
the Walnut and the “arched” veining of the Dogwood, were touched upon. The 
lecture was illustrated by' forty-four lantern slides made from original black and 
white drawings by the lecturer. 
The chair was taken by Mr. W. F. Haslam, F.R.C.S., and at the close a 
cordial vote of thanks was accorded to the lecturer, having been proposed by the 
Chairman, and seconded by Mr. Richard Peyton. 
FORTHCOMING- EVENTS. 
Annual Meeting. 
The Annual Meeting, at which the Report and Balance Sheet will be pre- 
sented to Members, and at which the President, Vice-Presidents and Council will 
be elected, will be held at 20, Hanover Square, on May 30, at 8 p.m. 
Annual Conversazione. 
As announced elsewhere in the Magazine, the Annual Conversazione will be 
held, by the kind permission of the Civil Service Commission and His Majesty’s 
Office of Works, in the offices of the former at Burlington Gardens, on May 25. 
The President, Lord Avebury, will deliver an address, and there will be a lecture 
and exhibits, as usual. Members of the Central Body will receive invitations and 
a provisional programme by post ; those attached to Branches must apply at once 
for tickets to their local Honorary Secretary, so that information as to the number 
required may be sent to the Honorary General Secretary, who will then obtain them. 
Members may obtain tickets for their friends at the nominal price of is., on 
application to the Local Honorary Secretaries or to the Honorary General 
Secretary. 
Committee Meeting. 
Monday , May 14. — Publications Committee at 5.30 p.m. 
Excursions. 
Central Body. 
Saturday , May 5. — Ramble in Epping Forest. Meet at Chingford Station 
at 3 p.m. Cheap return tickets, is. Trains leave Liverpool Street at 2.23 and 
Gospel Oak at 2.4 p.m. Guide, Mr. C. H. Cox. 
Saturday , May 12. — Edgware, Elstree and Mill Hill. Train leaves Moorgate 
Street (G.N. Ry.) at 1.54, King’s Cross (Suburban) 2.5, Finsbury Park 2.14. 
Take single ticket to Edgware. Fare from King’s Cross, 8§d. Change at Church 
End , Finchley. Tea at “ Plough Inn,” Elstree. Guide, Mr. Ernest A. Nash. 
Saturday, May 19. — Berkhamsted, Ashridge and Aldbury. Meet at Berk- 
hamsted Station on arrival of train leaving Euston at 2.20 p.m. The ordinary 
return fare is 4s. 2d., but if a sufficient number of members write to the Excur- 
sions Secretary before May 14, signifying their intention to join in this ramble, 
a special reduced fare of 2s. lid. will be arranged (tickets issued at Euston only, 
meet Mr. E. A. Nash in the Booking Hall). Tea in Ashridge Park. Return 
trains at 8.8 and 9.14 p.m. Guide, Mr. W. Percival Westell, F.R.H.S., 
M.B.O.U., who will read a short Ristorical paper. 
N.B. — At Berkhamsted there are ruins of an ancient castle; Ashridge Park, 
the seat of Earl Brownlow, is famous for its deer and trees, and Aldbury is a 
quaint village where the stocks are still standing. 
Saturday, May 26. —Ramble round Leatherhead and the Valley of the Mole. 
Meet at Leatherhead Station at 3 p.m. Trains leave London Bridge (L.B. & S.C. 
Ry.)at 2 p.m., and Victoria (West End, L.B.&S.C. Ry.) at 12.55 P-m. Cheap 
return tickets, 2S. Guide, Mr. A. B. Wilkinson. 
