Proceedings and Transactions 



OK THE 



Dumfriesshire and Galloway 



Natural History and /ntiquarian Society, 



s:E]ssioisr isos-isos. 



23rd October, 1908. 



ANNUAL MEETING. 



Chairman — Mr G. F. Scott-Elliot, P. ; Dr J. W. Martin, V.P., 

 during delivery of Presidential Address. 



The Secretary and Treasurer submitted their annual re- 

 ports, which were approved of. An abstract of the accounts 

 appears in this issue. The annual report of the Photographic 

 Section was submitted by Mr W. A. Mackinnell, the Section 

 Secretary, and approved of 



On the motion of the Treasurer (Mr M'Kerrow) it was 

 agreed : — 



That the limitation to three Honorary Vice-Presidents, as 

 fixed by the rules, be deleted, leaving it to the members 

 at the Annual Meeting to appoint more or less as desired. 



On the nomination of the Council the Office-bearers were 

 appointed for the session. (See p. 3, Vol. xx., N.S.) 



Presidential Address. By Professor Scott-Elliot. 



The Scottish Flora. 



One of the many trying burdens of a modern botanist is due to 

 the unmitigated industry of German scientific men. Unfortunately 



