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Jan. 16, 1913. On “ The Heathlands of Hampshire, 
illustrated with lantern slides, by Mr. W. Munn 
Rankin, M.Sc., B.Sc. 
Feb. 20, 1913. A Meeting - was held in Trinity Hall, at which 
the Rev. Professor George Henslow gave a 
Lecture on “ The Influences of Heat and Light in Assimilation,. 
Transpiration and Respiration," illustrated with lantern slides. 
March 13, 1913. “ The Native Plants of Britain and Germany, 
a Comparison," by Miss C. Agnes Rooper. 
April 13, 1913. “ Flowers in Stone as applied to Church 
Architecture," by Miss Ida Roper, F.L.S. This 
was a General Lecture, but was of special interest to the 
Botanical Section. 
Secretary’s Report. 
Field Work. 
Excursions were arranged as follows:— 
April i st. 
May 7th. 
>> 3 Ist - 
June 18th. 
July 18th. 
Aug. 31st. 
Sept. 23rd. 
Brockenhurst Park and Rowden Farm. 
Kimmeridge (abandoned). 
Wool, Cullpepper’s Dish, and Bryant’s and 
Turner’s Puddle, returning by Chamberlayn’s. 
Hinton Admiral. 
Corfe Castle, Scotland and South Middlebere. 
Brockenhurst, Hatchet Pond and East Boldre, 
returning by Buckler’s Hard and Beaulieu. 
Corfe Castle, Thrasher’s Heath, Bushev, Forrest 
Lane and the Downs. 
Fungus Foray at Holmsley. 
Working parties covered the following districts :— 
Hengistbury Head. 
Wareham and Stoborough (westward). 
Christchurch Meadows. 
Wareham and Stoborough (eastward), returning by 
Red Cliff. 
Exceptionally line weather and carefully detailed arrange¬ 
ments made a most successful Field Session, the ground covered 
being mostly new to members. Many of the rare plants of the 
district were found. 
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April 1 st. Brockenhurst. In the absence, through illness, 
of the Chairman and Hon. Secretary of the 
Section, Dr. Shillitoe ably conducted the party through the old- 
world gardens, by kind permission of Lady Morant, returning by 
way of Rowden Farm. 
