NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 3b 1 



I think there can he little doubt that this subject of plant 

 hetercecisin is one in which there is yet room for much discovery 

 by patient observation and investigation, and one worthy to 

 interest any intelligent mind. 



27th February, 1883. 



Mr. John Kirsop, F.S.A. Scot., Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. James "White, Free Church Training College, and 

 Andiew P. Dron, 18 Windsor Street, were elected Ordinary 

 Members. 



The Secretary read the following Bye-Laws of the Society, 

 passed at a meeting of Council held on 30th January, 1883 : — 



BYE-LAWS 



OF THE 



NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Supplementary to Rule VII. — All names of Members intended 

 to be proposed as Office-bearers shall be sent in writing to the 

 Secretary, at least 8 days before the General Mtetirg in September, 

 shall be submitted to a Meeting of Council, and shall be printed, 

 with the names of their proposers and seconders, in the Circular 

 calling the General Meeting. 



Supplementary to Rule XII, — Theie shall be a Summer Session 

 extending from May to September, for excursions to places of 

 interest and for Meetings at which specimens may be exhibited and 

 short papers read, but at which no general business of the Society 

 shall be competent. 



The Council shall appoint a Committee to take charge of the 

 Summer Session, and shall issue, in April, a Syllabus with dates of 

 the Meetings and Excursions, &c, which shall be deemed sufficient 

 notice thereof. 



A Member of the Society shall be appointed each year by the 

 Council as Secietary of the Summer Session. He shall record the 

 proceedings in a Minute-book provided for the purpose, and shall 

 prepare a Report of the work to be read at the following General 

 Meeting in September. 



Supplementary to Rule XVII. — The second sentence of this 

 Rule shall refer only to the election of Members (Rules iv., v. and 



