May 1905.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 99 
MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 
Thursday, May 11, 1905. 
Professor I. BayLey Batrour, President, in the Chair. 
Dr. A. W. BorrHwick introduced his motion regarding 
the hour of meeting of the Society during the winter 
months. Mr. ALEx. Cowan seconded the motion. It was 
announced that those members who had communicated their 
opinion previously by letter to the HONORARY ASSISTANT- 
SECRETARY were, without exception, in favour of the motion. 
On appeal to the meeting the motion was declared to be 
carried without dissent. 
It was remitted to the Council to discuss the details of the 
arrangement. 
Mr. Joun INcH, junior, Howburn, Biggar, was proposed as 
a Resident Fellow of the Society by W. W. Smiru, M.A., and 
seconded by A. W. BorTHWICK, D.Sc. 
The PrestDENT exhibited a series of Alpine Plants in 
flower. 
Dr. A. W. BortHwick showed Raspberry buds attacked 
by the caterpillar Zampronia rubiella. He pointed out 
that grubs on species of Ribes were also very prominent this 
year ; a large number of plants consequently have had to be 
destroyed by burning. 
The Honorary ASSISTANT-SECRETARY exhibited some 
fruits and seeds from Mauritius, and a piece of wood bored 
by Teredo navalis. 
Mr. H. F. Tace showed a series of diagrams illustrating 
plant diseases. In connection with this exhibit a specimen 
of Larch was brought forward by Dr. A. W. BorTHWICK, 
showing attack by Nectria. 
Mr. Ports exhibited a series of seedlings. 
