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which Mr Milne replied. The Croupier proposed '•' The Secretary 

 of the Testimonial Fund," and Mr John M'Laren, jun., acknow- 

 ledged the toast, remarking that no one could know Dr Cleghorn 

 without having his heart drawn out in affection to him. Mr 

 Milne, in proposing the health of the Chairman, congratulated 

 Professor Bayley Balfour on the appointment which he had recently 

 received, and expressed his belief that he would worthily maintain 

 the traditions of the Chair of Botany in the University of Edin- 

 burgh. 



The Chairman, in replying, said it was a peculiar pleasure to 

 him to occupy the Chair so long filled by his father, and afterwards 

 by Professor Dickson. He hoped that in the future, as in the 

 pjist, the Botanic Garden over which he presided would be closely 

 linked with the interests of the Royal Scottish Arboricultural 

 Society. As to the proposed School of Forestry, he hoped it might 

 be possible in some way to utilise the very great resources at the 

 Botanic Garden and Arboretum, and to that end he sincerely 

 trusted that the efforts of the Arboricultural Society would be 

 successful in preventing the transference of the Garden to the 

 University. 



The health of the Croupier having been proposed by Mr Ekskine, 

 " Auld Lang Syne" was sung, and the company broke up. 



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