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the characters by which it may be distinguished from Racojni- 

 ti-ifim elUpticuin, Turn., an allied species, to which it bears a 

 co7isiderable resemblance. 



Dr. Stirton also showed specimens of several rare Lichens, 

 on which he made some remarks. 



Mr. D. Corse Glen, C.E., F.G.S., the Society's delegate at the 

 meetings of the British and American Associations, gave an 

 account of his visit to Canada and the United States, and 

 described many of the places of interest through which he had 

 passed. 



THE THIRTY-THIRD ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING. 



28th October, 1881. 



Mr. Peter Cameron, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The Treasurer, Mr. M. C. Duff, submitted his Annual 

 Financial Statement, which showed a balance due to him of 

 £5 13s. 7d. This, however, did not include the Life-Members' 

 subscriptions, which were kept in a separate account, and 

 amounted, with interest, to £51 Os. 9d.— the actual balance at 

 the credit of the Society being £48 7s. 2d. 



The Secretary read the Report of the Council on the business 

 of last Session. 



Report of the Council. 



The Council have to report that since last Annual General 

 Meeting the number of new members added to the Roll of the 

 Society has been 31, being 1 less than in the previous year. 

 After careful revision, the Roll at present contains the names 

 of 12 Honorary, 28 Corresponding, and 214 Ordinary Members, 

 giving a total Membership of 281. 



The obituary record contains the name of Mr. John Eaton 

 Reld, a Life-Member, whose connection with the Society 

 extended over a period of 26 years. 



The usual number of meetings were held during the Session, 

 and were well attended, the papers read and specimens exhi- 

 bited covering a wide field of biological research. Reports of 

 the meetings were regularly sent to the Glasgow newspapers, 

 so that the work done by the Society might be kept pro- 

 minently before the public. A slip, containing particulars of 

 the Society and its work, has also been placed, by permission, 

 in the covers of the scientific periodicals in the Mitchell and 

 Stirling's Libraries; and this, it is hoped, may be the means of 

 inducing isolated workers to avail themselves of the greater 

 .adv\antages afforded by the Society for pursuing the study of 

 Natural History. 



