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Proceedings of the Society. 



SESSION 1896-97. 



29th September, 1896. 



Mr. Robert Kidston, F.K.S.E., F.G.S., Vice-President, in the 

 chair. 



Before proceeding with the formal business, the Chairman made 

 feeling reference to the loss which the Society had sustained, since 

 its last meeting, through the death of the President, Professor 

 Thomas King. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd read a memorial notice of the late President 

 (see page 1), and Mr. David Andrew and others paid a tribute 

 of respect to his memory. It was agreed that an expression of 

 sympathy should be sent to Professor King's relatives. 



Mr. Joseph Somerville intimated the death of Mr. Alexander 

 Mitchell, who had joined the Society in 1894. 



Mr. E. Arthur, 231 Langside Road; Mr. Andrew Gilchrist, 

 Darvel; and Mr. John Rough, 104 Buccleuch Street, were elected 

 as Ordinary Members. 



The Hon. Librarian, Mr. James Mitchell, placed on the table 

 two books on horticulture and cattle fodders, presented to the 

 Society by the author, Mr. Martin J. Sutton, F.L.S. The thanks 

 of the Society were accorded to Mr. Sutton for his gift. 



Mr. Andrew Gilchrist, Darvel, sent for exhibition Medicago 

 sylvestris, Fries, from the Heads of Ayr, where it was stated to 

 have been abundant in August. The plant had been identified 

 by Mr. Arthur Bennett, F.L.S. 



Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., exhibited fresh specimens of 



Sium erectum, Huds., from Galston Parish, collected by Mr. A. 



Gilchrist, a new Ayrshire record ; and S. latifolium. Linn., from 



the Botanic Gardens. Mr. Somerville also exhibited specimens of 



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