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from its revenue ultimately pay to the Society on behalf of every 

 new Fellow the entire Admission fee of ^6. It seems possible 

 that this result might be achieved with a fund of £4000, and the 

 junior Fellows here to-day may hope to see sucli a fund created. 

 Nor need the sciieme end here. Our successors may in time be 

 in a position to consider the payment on behalf of Fellows of 

 some part of their annual contributions, Xone of us present can 

 hope to see that day, for it will not be safe to begin the reduction 

 of annual subscriptions till the fund invested amounts to at least 

 five times £4000. 



In the meantime, however, we need not build castles in Spain. 

 We must now be content with the day of small things and may 

 be satisfied if we can get our scheme, which seems to meet with 

 approval on the part of Council, well and fairly launched by the 

 accumulation of a Fund of .£1000. 



One eminent Fellow of the Society who favours this scheme 

 has made the suggestion that our new Fund receive a distinctive 

 name. He proposes that we dedicate it to the memory of the able 

 naturalist who was our first Treasurer. We can hardly conceive 

 a name of hap])ier augury, since our Fund, if this suggestion 

 be adopted, "will be known as the ' Goodenough Fund.' 



The thing that matters now is to create that Fund. It is the 

 first step that counts ; let us all help to take it. 



Lord KoTHSCHiLD, F.Z.S., then moved : — " That the President 

 be thanked for his excellent address, and that he be requested 

 to allow it to be printed and circulated amongst the Fellows," 

 which resolution, having being seconded by Dr. J. R. Leeson, was 

 put and carried with acclamation. 



Sir Datid Pbain having acknowleged the vote of thanks, 

 proceeded to address Professor Isaac Bayley Balfouk, F.Ii.S., 

 reciting his services to the study of Botany, and handing to him 

 the Linnean Medal in gold. He said : — 



Professor Isaac Bayley Balfotjk, — 



No duty entrusted to me by my fellows during the past three 

 years has afforded, or could aft'ord me, greater pleasure than that 

 which they have deputed me to perform on their behalf this 

 afternoon. 



It is now five and forty years since our illustrious master, Sir 

 Joseph Hooker, first favoured the Fellows assembled in this room 

 with inforu:;ation relative to the Island of Eodi'iguez that you 

 bad sent to him. 



A year later you honoured this Society by joining our ranks, 

 and in the course of the next two sessions papers on the vege- 

 tation of that island, communicated by you, were published in our 



