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Woronin is described by those who knew him as a man of the 

 simplest and most unselfish character, wholly devoted to the science 

 he loved. Apart from original work, he gave his assiduous 

 services for 30 years as Botanical Secretary to the St. Petersburg 

 Society of Naturalists ; and was in many ways an active supporter 

 of the cause of Science in his native country. His death took 

 place at St. Petersburg on February 20th, 1903. 



Woronin was elected a Foreign Member of the Linnean Society 

 on 2nd May, 1895. 



June 2nd, 1904. 



Prof. "William A. Heedman, F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The President, on taking the Chair, briefly thanked the Society 

 for his election, mentioned that the Linnean Society was the first 

 scientific society he joined, early in life, expressed his continued 

 interest in its welfare, and assured the Members that his earnest 

 endeavour would be to maintain the high standard set by his dis- 

 tinguished predecessors in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting of the 24th May were 

 read and confirmed. 



The President announced that he had appointed Mr. F. Crisp, 

 Dr. A. Giinther, Mr. A. C. Seward, and Prof. S. H. Vines to be 

 Vice-Presidents for the ensuing year. 



The following resolution of the Council was read from the Chair, 

 as enjoined hy the Bye-Laws, Chapter XIV. Section 5 : — 



Resolution of the Council, 2nd June, 1904, and ordered to be 

 communicated to the Fellows, in accordance with the Charter of 

 the 26th March, 1802 :— 



That the existing Bye-Laws of the Society be and they are hereby 

 repealed and that the following Bye-Laws be established in lieu 

 thereof. 



(Signed) "W. A. Heedman, President, 



D. H. Scott, 1 ., , . 



Thomas R. E. Stebbing, j ^<^<^'-^t^ries ; 



whereupon the President read the draft revised Bye-Laws from 

 the Chair, the first time, with the exception of Chapters VII. and 

 IX., in which no alteration had been made. 



Mr. V. I. Chamberlain and Mr. T. Christy enquired when 

 discussion would take place ; the President, in reply, stated it would 

 be at a subsequent meeting. 



