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Henry Worslev SEVirouR Worsley-Benisox was born on the 

 14tli August, 1845, at Clevedoii, Somerset, lost his parents wlien 

 6 years old, and was brought up by an aunt at S\vaiiagt>, Dorset. 

 His early education was obtained at private schools at Kingwood 

 and at Brighton. ^Froin 1864 to 18G7 he studied at New College, 

 Finchley, then, deciding upon a medical career, migrated to 

 University College, Gower Street, the School of Mines, and tlu^ 

 hospitals : during this ])eriod he came under the guidance ol such 

 men as W. C. Williamson, Huxley, Daniel Oliver, and Tyndall, 

 taking bis first M.B. examination succt^ssi'uUy, He was elected a 

 Fellow of the Liiniean Society on the 2iid January, 18<i9, but soon 

 afterwards, a failure of his health obliged him to give up his 

 medical career, and to confine his attention to botany and zoology. 

 In 1877 be was chosen Lecturer on Botany at Westminster 

 Hospital, which he held for twelve years, and in addition he con- 

 ducted many successful courses of lectures for the Society for the 

 Extension of University Teaching, and iielped to establish several 

 local societies round London. He published two volumes, 

 'Haunts of Nature' and ' Nature's Pairy-land,' also papers on 

 'Charles Darwin,' and on the power of movement in plants, both 

 in the ' Journal of Microscopy and Natural Science ' in 1 88(5. He 

 lived in many town and country places during his Fellowship, 

 such as Swaiiage and Heading, besides his London address, finally 

 at Bournemoutli. where he died 14th December, 1918, at the age 

 of 73. [B. D.J.I 



June 5th, 191i). 



Dr. A. Smith Woodward, F.E.S., President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the Anniversary Meeting of the 24Lh May, 1919, 

 were read and confirmed. 



The report of the Donations received since the last Meeting 

 was laid before tiie Fellows, and the thanks of the Society to the 

 several Donors were ordered. 



Mr. Henry Herbert Corbett was admitted a Fellow. 



The following certificates were read for the second time : — 

 Prof. Vernon Herbert Blackman, F.K.S., Dr. William Thomas 

 Caiman, Kohert Swainson-llall, Cyril TeniM)n White, Edwin 

 Ashby, and Dr. Kobert Colquhoun McLean. 



A certificate in favour of Dr. George Parker Bidder, M.A., was 

 ead and ordered to be suspended. 



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