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NATURE NOTES. 
Neston : Mrs. R. Bushell, Hinderton Lodge, Neston, Chester. 
Northern Heights: Miss A. Martelli, 6, Prince Arthur Road, Hampstead. 
Nottingham : Miss de Hersant, Belgrave Square, Nottingham. 
Rape of Lewes : Miss Wyatt, St. Wilfrid’s Parsonage, Hayward’s Heath. 
Rome: A. H. Spurrier, Esq., English College, Rome. 
Rother Valley, Chichester : Miss Pigou, The Deanery, Chichester. 
,, ,, Midhurst : Miss Richards, Eastbourne, Midhurst, Sussex. 
,, ,, Petersfield Division: Mrs. Ticehurst, Petersfield, Hants. 
Selborne and Liphook : J. M. Peake, Esq., Liphook, Hants. 
Southampton & Bournemouth : Miss L. G. Bull, The Elms, Shirley, Southampton. 
Tudor: J. J. Ogle, Esq., Free Library, Bootle-cum-Linacre. 
Weybridge : Mrs. Lionel Beale, Caenwood Cottage, Weybridge Heath, Surrey. 
Wimbledon and Putney : Miss Ada Smith, Walcot Lodge, Putney. 
It was hoped that a full account of the Branches of the Selborne Society 
might be given in Nature Notes with particulars of their officers, number 
of members, income and work during the year ; but although circulars asking for 
such information were sent out several months ago, some of the Branch Secretaries 
have not yet sent in returns, and we cannot do more at present than print the above 
list. With regard to members, the Lower Thames Valley Branch still holds the 
highest place. It has more than 200 members. Next in order come the Northern 
Heights, Birmingham, Haslemere, Bath and the Rape of Lewes, all above ico, 
while Rother Valley, Kensington and Wimbledon very nearly reach that figure. 
The Council would be very glad to hear from members who would undertake to 
fill the vacant Honorary Secretaryships for Dublin, Isle of Wight and Kent. The 
first Scotch and the first Continental Branch have been started during the year. 
The Forth Branch is already in active operation, and we hope soon to hear 
similar tidings of that at Rome. It is hoped that before long branches will be 
started for Birkenhead, Bristol and the important county of Devon, where we 
have many members, but no local organisation. 
The only branches which have sent in accounts of meetings or excursions are : 
in the Metropolitan district, Lower Thames Valley, Northern Heights and Clap- 
ton ; in the provinces, Birmingham, Bath, Southampton and Tudor, which last is 
a recently started and apparently very promising branch. Short notices of this 
kind for insertion in Nature Notes would always be very welcome, but we 
should be glad if Hon. Secretaries would bear in mind the excellent advice of Mr. 
Skrine in our July number (p. 116), and remembering the very limited space in 
Nature Notes, would enlist the sympathy of the local press. We shall be pleased 
to print a list of local newspapers who are willing to set apart a Selborne column, 
and we should be still more pleased if local Secretaries would undertake to supply 
us regularly with such papers, carefully marking the portions of interest to 
Selbornians. We find that the press does service to us (and we hope to them- 
selves) in another way, by reprinting articles from Nature Notes. The article 
of Professor Henslow on “ Mummy Wheat,” for example, was reprinted in 
several papers, sometimes with, and sometimes (such is even editorial frailty) 
without acknowledgment. We need hardly say that we prefer the former. 
On account of the large space occupied by the list of Officers and by the 
Ladies’ Symposium on “ Birds and Bonnets,” we are obliged this month to enlarge 
the size of the Magazine, giving four additional pages. In spite of this it has 
been found necessary to postpone several interesting communications, notably an 
important article on “ Environment,” by Professor Henslow. Those contributors 
whose letters we have not been able to insert, will kindly take this apology. 
It is particularly requested that subscriptions and letters bearing on the general 
business of the Society should not be forwarded to the Editors, but to the Secretary 
of the Selborne Society, 9, Adam Street, Adelphi. Editorial communications 
should be addressed to the Rev. Percy Myles, i, Argyle Road, Ealing, W. 
