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dagg'er, (2) au axe head, and (3) shoe of a pony, with enormous 

 nails. 



Mr Moodie proposed a vote of thanks to Lord Mansfield and 

 Mr Johnstone-Douglas, through whose kindness Mr Barbour had 

 obtained the articles for exhibition. 



A letter was read from Mr James M'Andrew, Assoc. Bot. 

 Soc. Edinr., New Galloway, intimating his resignation as a 

 member of the Society. The Eev. Mr Andson expressed the 

 great regret of the Society at the loss of Mr M'Andrew's services, 

 and their high appreciation of the help he had given the Society 

 by his numerous contributions to the Transactions in the Depart- 

 ment of Botany. He moved that they enter in their Minutes 

 an expression of their sincere regret at his removal from the 

 district, and their high appreciation of his valuable and important 

 services rendered to the Society ; and further, that in token of 

 that appreciation* they appoint him an honorary member. Dr 

 Maxwell Ross seconded the motion, which was unanimously 

 carried, and an excerpt of the minute was directed to be sent 

 to Mr M'Andrew. 



Seceetaky's Report. 



The Secretary (Mr Bertram M'Gowan) in his Annual Report 

 stated : — 



During the session just closed there had been five deaths and 

 seven resignations among members, and sixteen new members 

 had been added to the roll, which now contained sixteen honorary 

 members, fourteen life members, and 175 ordinary members. 

 The deaths included the Rev. Mr Thomson, of Hightae, who had 

 done much good work for the Society, and the resignations that 

 of Mr James M'Andrew, New-Galloway, who had contributed so 

 much to their knowledge of the botany of the Solway district. 

 The Society had also sustained a great loss through the resigna- 

 tion of the Secretaryship by i)v Maxwell Ross, owing to his being 

 so much engrossed with other work. 



Tkeasueer's Report. 



The Tx'easurer (Mr J. A. Moodie) read his Annual Report 

 from 1st October. 1900, to 30th September. 1901, as follows :— 



