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(8vo, London, 1907), " Guide to lui ExJiibition of Old Natural 

 History Books" ...{?,wo, London, 1905), "Books and Portraits 

 illustrating the History of Plant Classification"... {^wo, London, 

 1906), '■'■Memorials of Linn(eus"...(2>\o., London, 1907), pre- 

 sented by the Trustees of the British Museum. 



Mr. D. M. S. Watson, B.Sc, read two papers entitled 

 respectively " The Cone of Bothrodendron munduiii (Will.)," 

 and " On the Ulodendroid Scar." 



The President announced that the Wilde Medal for 1908 

 would be awaided to Professor Joseph Larmor. Sec.R.S., of 

 Cambridge University, on March 3rd next, and that Professor 

 Larmor would on that occasion deliver the Wilde Lecture on 

 " The Physical Aspect of the Atomic Theory," and be after- 

 wards entertained at a dinner in his honour, the particulars of 

 which would be made known later. 



General Meeting, November 26th, 1907. 

 Professor H. B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



Mr. Abraham Flatters, F.R.M.S., 16, Church Road, Long- 

 sight, and Mr. Robert Henry Clayton, B.Sc, Chemist, 

 Woodleigh, Blackfield Lane, Kersal, ALanchester, were elected 

 ordinary members of the Society. 



Ordinary Meeting, November 26th, 1907. 



Professor H, B. Dixon, M.A., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. 



The thanks of the members were voted to the donors of the 

 books upon the table. 



Professor Edmund Knecht, Ph.D., gave a demonstration 

 illustrating the formation of acetylene from elementary sub- 

 stances. 



