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NATURE NOTES 
Notice of Special General Meeting In regard to the proposal 
put forward by Mr. R. Marshman Wattson to increase the amount of the branch 
contributions payable to the general funds of the Society, notice is hereby given 
that a Special General Meeting will be held at 20, Hanover Square, W., on 
Tuesday, October 18, at 6.30 p.m., to consider the proposition. The present rule 
is that 10 per cent, of the receipts from subscriptions shall be paid over towards 
the general expenses. The proposal is to increase the contribution to is. (or 
20 per cent.) for subscriptions of 5s. and upwards. 
Field Club Saturday Rambles 
October i.--Cheshunt “Great House” and Church, via Waltham Cross and 
Theobald’s Park. Tea in Banqueting Hall at 5. Liverpool Street 2.15 to 
Waltham Cross (slip carriage only). Guide, Mr. W. B. Gerish. 
October 15. — On this date a fungus foray to Wimbledon Common will be 
conducted by Mr. Rivers in connection with the Lambeth Field Club. Selborne 
Society Members are invited to be present. 
Council and Committee Meetings The next meetings of the 
Council will be held on Tuesdays, October 4 and November 1 at 5.30; of the 
Magazine and Leaflet Committee on October 18 and November 15, at 5.30. 
Selborne Society Badges — The attention of members is called to the 
recognised badge of the Society, which was designed by Mr. J~hn Full wood, and 
can be had of the Secretary, as follows. Prices: Brooch, 3s. ; solitaire, is. 9d. ; 
pin, is. 6d. pendant, is. 6d. They are tastefully designed in pale blue and 
silver, Councillors’ badges having a crimson centre. They are especially useful 
as a means of identification between Selbornians at branch meetings, or at Field 
Club Rambles. 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
C. S. R . — Pimpinella magna L. Umbellifers should, if possible, be collected 
with ripe fruit. 
Lilly Hargraves.— The scarlet flower is that of Mimulus glutinosus Wendl, 
a native of California. The other plant is Euphorbia Lathysis Z., the Caper 
Spurge, which is commonly naturalized in gardens. 
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 
1. All communications for Nature Notes must be authenticated with name 
and address, not necessarily for publication. 
2. The return of an unaccepted contribution can only be guaranteed when it 
is accompanied by a stamped and addressed envelope. We cannot undertake to 
name specimens privately, to return them, or to reply to questions by letter. 
3. All communications for any number must be in the Editor’s hands by the 
10th of the preceding month. 
4. Communications for Nature Notes, books for review, specimens for 
naming, &c., should be addressed to the Editor, Professor Boui.ger, F.L.S., 
F.G.S., 34, Argyll Mansions, Addison Bridge, London, W. ; letters connected 
with the business of the Society, enquiries as to the supply of the Magazine, sub- 
scriptions, &c., to the Secretary, A. J. Western, Esq., 20, Hanover Square, W. 
