INDEX. 
203 
S. 
St. Albans, ordinary meetings at, in 
1889 , ix; in 1890 , xxvi, xlv; in 
1891 , lviii ; field meetings at, in 
1890 , xxxvii; in 1891 , lxvii ; meteo¬ 
rological observations at, in 1889 , 
25; in 1890 , 169; well-sections at, 
61, 62; rainfall at, in 1889 , 67 ; in 
1880 - 89 , 85 ; in 1890 , 181; clima¬ 
tological observations at, in 1889 , 
78 ; in 1890 , 188 ; phenological 
observations at, in 1889 and 1890 , 
114. 
St. Margarets, well-section at, 62. 
Sandridge, Lepidoptera of, 97. 
Saunders, J., on geology of the Barton 
Hills, xxxv ; of Totternboe, Ixiii. 
Sawbridgeworth, well-section at, 62. 
Scientific investigation, local, 37, 39. 
Sea-coast, investigation of its erosion, 
41. 
Sea-eagle near Hitchin, 127. 
Seeds and fruits, 16. 
Selby, Miss Ada, plants recorded by, 
lxvii. 
Sbenley visited, xxxvi; well-section at, 
62. 
Sbepball, well-section at, 62. 
Sberrard’s Park Wood visited, lxv. 
Silene nutans in Herts, 74. 
Silvester, F. W., reception of mem¬ 
bers by, xxxvii. 
Simple method of taking phenological 
observations, 117 . 
Siskin in Herts, 127. 
Smew at Welwyn, 124. 
Smith, Mr. and Mrs. W. G., reception 
of members by, Ixiii. 
Snow-bunting in Herts, 89. 
Societies, Corresponding, rules of British 
Association with regard to, 48. 
Soft-water supply, saving by, 160, 
Soil, percolation of rain through light 
and heavy, 175. 
Southampton, conference of delegates 
to British Association at, 46. 
Southgate, rainfall at, in 1889 , 67 ; in 
1880 - 89 , 85 ; in 1890 , 181. 
Southport, conference of delegates to 
British Association at, 47. 
Sparrow-hawk in Herts, 91. 
Stevenage, rainfall at, in 1889 , 67; in 
1890 , 181. 
Stoat, white, at Hoddesdon, 76 ; caught 
in a mole-trap, 196. 
Stortford, see Bishop’s Stortford. 
Stradling, A.: Amongst Wild Beasts, 
xlvi-xlviii; remarks on birds, xli, 
lviii; on fishes, xlv. 
Strathfield Turgiss, evaporation from 
water-surface at, 141. 
Surface-water, investigation of its 
temperature, 40. 
Survey, Archaeological, of England, 44. 
Swallow, hybernation of, xxxiii. 
Swallow-holes at Potterells, xxix. 
Swansea, conference of delegates to 
British Association at, 45. 
Switzerland, meteorite observed in, 193. 
Symons, J. G., on meteorological 
photography, lviii; (quoted) on prob¬ 
able extreme variation in rainfall, 
140. 
T. 
Temperature, of surface-water, inves¬ 
tigation of, 40 ; at Hitchin, 1850 - 89 , 
72. 
Tewin Water, glacial gravel at, lxiv. 
Thalictrum jlavum at Bushey Mill, 
lxvii. 
Thame district, rainfall in, in 1889 , 
69 ; in 1890 , 184. 
Therfield, water-level in the Chalk at, 
31 ; rainfall at, in 1889 , 67 ; in 
1880 - 89 , 85; in 1890 , 181. 
Thorley, well-section at, 62, 63. 
Throcking, rainfall at, in 1889 , 67 ; 
in 1880 - 89 , 85 ; in 1890 , 181. 
Tineina of Sandridge, 97 ; list of, 101. 
Totternhoe visited, Ixiii. 
Totternhoe Stone, fossils of, lxiv. 
Trifolium subterraneum at St. Albans, 
74. 
Tring, rainfall at, in 1889 , 67; in 
1880 - 89 , 85 ; in 1890 , 181. 
Tringa alpina at Bedbourn, 128. 
U. 
Underground waters, investigation of 
their circulation, 41, 136. 
TItricularia vulgaris at Broxbourne, 75. 
Y. 
Yaccination, x. 
Valeriana dioica near Harpenden, 75. 
Viburnum Lantana near Harpenden, 
75. 
Vida angustifolia at Cassiobury, lxvi. 
Vinca minor at Cassiobury, lxvi; at 
St. Albans and Watford, 75. 
Viscaria vulgaris at Badlett, 74, 75. 
W. 
Walkern, well-sections at, 63. 
Waltham Cross, well-section at, 63. 
