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NATURE NOTES. 
SELBORNE SOCIETY NOTICES. 
Thk fund towards clearing off the debt of ;£^70 owing to the hon. treasurer 
now amounts to 17s. The following members have sent donations between 
December 14 and January 15: — Mrs. E. Cornish Bowden, Miss E. K. Gam- 
well, Mrs. Knott, iSIrs. Dixon (a donation from the Birmingham Branch), Mr. E. 
D. J. Wilson, Miss A. Fry (a further donation from North Somerset Branch), 
Mrs. Payne, Dr. A. J. Powell, Miss de Winton, Mrs. Hubbard, Miss M. T. 
Watson, Miss Whiting, Miss E. J. Corke, .Mrs. Edward Drummond, Mrs. 
Eames, Mrs. H. Thompson, Miss M. Hope, Mrs. Davidson, Mrs. Powell, 
Mrs. J. V. Eden, Mr. E. Swain, Mrs. Lowther, Miss Hawes, Miss S. P. Hawes, 
Mrs. Macbraire, “ A Friend,” Lady Dorothy Nevill, Miss Mackenzie, Mrs. 
Horsley, Mrs. Hawkesley, Miss Coles, and Miss de Montmorency. In addition 
to the above, several members have increased the amount of their annual sub- 
scription. 
Members are reminded that the minimum subscription of half-a-crown having 
been found insufficient to defray the expenses of the Society, the following resolu- 
tion was passed at a special general meeting held on July 17, 1893 : — “That 
the minimum subscription, entitling new members to the Magazine, be raised 
to 5s.” 
Field Club Meetings. — Members are reminded that a preliminary meet- 
ing, to discuss this subject, will be held at 9, Adam Street, Adelphi, W.C., on 
Wednesday, February 14. The time has been altered to 6.30 p.m. 
Leaflets. — Mr. Hudson’s letter, “ Feathered Women,” can still be obtained, 
gratis, from the Secretary. Professor Tomlinson’s “ Appeal to Ladies” can be 
obtained from Miss A. Fry (hon. secretary. North Somerset Branch), Failand 
House, near Bristol ; or Miss A. Martelli (hon. secretary. Northern Heights 
Branch), 6, Prince Arthur Road, Hampstead, N.W. Price 4d. a dozen, or 2s. 6d. 
a hundred, post free. 
Ferns and Wild Flowers. — The Council desire to call the attention of 
members to the practice which obtains of purchasing ferns or primrose and other 
wild flower roots from hawkers, who strip the banks of country lanes in order to 
fill their baskets with the spoil. Complaints have reached the Council that the 
practice is prevalent not only in the neighbourhood of London, but also over 
many parts of Devonshire and Cornwall, and in other counties. They would 
urge strongly upon members the necessity for abstaining from purchasing from, 
or otherwise encouraging, these men, if they would wish to save whole districts, 
especially those near large towns, from being completely denuded of the choicer 
kinds of ferns and flowering plants. 
Members changing the addresses to which they wish the magazine .sent, 
should notify the Secretary not later than the 21st of the month. 
The next meetings of the Council will be held on February 7 and March 7. 
The Magazine Committee will meet on February 14 at 5.30. 
NEWS FROM THE BRANCHES. 
Bath — We regret to announce the death of Mr. W. G. Wheatcroft, hon. sec. 
of the Bath Branch. He was chiefly instrumental in the formation of this branch, 
which was one of the first established. 
ANNUAL PAYMENTS FROM BRANCHES. 
Birmingham 
• •• £z 14 
Ferns, Co. Wexford 
Northern Heights ... 
North Somerset 
0 10 
... 2 7 
1 0 
Nottingham 
Rape of Lewes 
0 13 
0 18 
Communications for this page, which should not exceed fifty words, should be 
forwarded to the .Secretary of the Magazine Committee, 9, .\dam Street, Adelphi, 
W.C. 
