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ander Mackay, many years Secretary of the Society ; William Horton 
Lloyd, Esq.; Professor Endlicher of Berlin who, it was stated, died of 
apoplexy, and had not committed suicide as reported; Dr. Graham; 
W. Pilkington, Esq. ; Edwin Charlton, Esq.; Dr. Walters; Dr. 
Streeter; and two associates, Mr. M‘Nab of the Edinburgh Botanic 
Garden, and Mr. Cameron of the Liverpool Botanie Garden. 
A collection of dried Alge was presented by J. Couch, Esq., and a 
new species of Zuzula from the Isle of Wight by Dr. Bromfield. Dr. 
Hooker's magnificent work on the new Rhododendrons, recently dis- 
covered by him in Sikkim-Himalaya, was exhibited. ^ Also a fine 
large portrait in oil, life-size, of Sir Joseph Banks, presented by Sir 
Everard Home, Bart. An admirable lithograph of the Right Reverend 
the President, forming one of a series of portraits of naturalists now in 
course of execution, was exhibited ; and an engraved portrait of Captain 
Holman, the blind traveller, a member of the Society. 
The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: President, 
the Lord Bishop of Norwich; Treasurer, W. Yarrell, Esq. ; Secretary, 
J. J. Bennett, Esq. ; Under Secretary, R. Taylor, Esq. The following 
five members of Council were removed: J. S. Bowerbank, Esq.; W. J. 
Broderip Esq.; the Very Rev. Dr. Buckland; W. J. Burchell, Esq., 
.L.; E. Forster, Esq., deceased; and the following five Fellows 
were elected: T. Bell, Esq.; F. Boott, Esq., M. D. ; J. Gould, Esq., 
J. Hogg, Esq.; and R. H. Solly, Esq. 
Botanical Society of London, May 4th, 1849. 
John Reynolds, Esq., Treasurer in the Chair. Various donations to 
the Library were announced, en British Plants had been received 
from Mr. R. Embleton and Mr. T. Kirk. 
Mr Thomas Moore communieated some remarks on a form of the 
sweet violet (Viola odorata), with mottled pale lilac flowers, found in 
the neighbourhood of Guildford, Surrey. This form was stated to be 
larger and more hairy than the common sweet violets (blue) of the 
same neighbourhood, and showed besides, the constant difference of 
having its sepals fringed with short hairs or cilie. In respect to 
this latter character, the author stated, that in all the white sweet 
violets he had opportunities of examining, he found similarly ciliated 
