Botanical Society of London. 273 



niferuT^. In Dame Wood, Astragalus glycyphyllos, Asperula Cynan- 

 chica, and Rubus casius. Towards Cobham Brachypodium pinnatum, 

 Althea hirsuta, Salvia pratensis, &c. &c. 



November 16th. — The President in the Chair. 

 Specimens of the fruit, bark, and liber of Bertholletia excelsa were 

 announced, presented by R. H. Schomburgk, Esq. now in British 

 Guiana. Mr. Chatterley read a paper on the importance of " Bota- 

 nical Statistics," illustrated by the order ConifercB, which led to 

 much interesting discussion. 



November 29th. — The President in the Chair. 

 This being the second Anniversary of the Society, the Secretary 

 read the report of the Council, from which it appeared that the pre- 

 sent number of Members is 100, of which 42 are Resident, 34 Corre- 

 sponding, and 24 Foreign, 47 having been elected since the last An- 

 niversary. In the Treasurer's report it was stated that the receipts 

 amounted to 71/. 16^. 6c?., and the expenditure to Qt^l. 16^. lOf/., lea- 

 ving a balance in the hands of the Treasurer of 4/. 19^. M. exclusive 

 of subscriptions for the ensuing year. The President congratulated 

 the Society on its present condition as contrasted with the report of 

 the state of the funds at the last Anniversary, when the Society were 

 35/. 17^. 6c?. in arrears. Donations to the library were announced 

 from 13 Members, and to the herbarium from 42. The number of 

 British plants received amount to 18,592 specimens, including a va- 

 luable collection of British Salices from Mr. W. Baxter, A.L.S., of the 

 Botanic Garden, Oxford. The number of foreign specimens received 

 amount to upwards of 10,000, including 4000 species, principally 

 received from H. B. Fielding, Esq., F.L.S., Baron Macedo, A.White, 

 and the Botanical Society of Edinburgh. The report also announced 

 that the Council had opened a correspondence with the Botanical So- 

 ciety of Edinburgh, and that an exchange of specimens will annually 

 take place between both Societies. The Council have also caused 

 to be published a list of the Natural Orders and Genera of DeCan- 

 dolle, together with the Linnaean Classes and Orders, in such a form 

 as to allow of cutting out to paste on the labels of collections : this, 

 together with the Edinburgh Societies' list of species, will form a 

 complete printed index to British Herbaria. The report was una- 

 nimously adopted. Ballot then took place for the officers of the 

 ensuing year : J. G. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., was re-elected President, who 

 appointed J. E. Children, V.P.R.S., &c., and Dr. D. C. Macreight, 

 F.L.S., Vice-Presidents ; John Reynolds, Esq. was re-elected Trea- 

 surer, together with Daniel Cooper, Esq., A.L.S., Curator, and George 



