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Professor D. Cros, M.D., director of the Jardin des 
Plantes at Tolouse, and correspondent of the section of 
botany of the Paris Academy of Science, died in September 
1908. He had been a corresponding member since 1865. 
The President proceeded :— 
I must ask you to excuse any formal address on the 
present occasion, owing to the pressure of official duties. 
It has been a great honour to me to fill the high office of 
President, and I desire gratefully to acknowledge the great 
kindness and consideration which I have uniformly ex- 
perienced and the very loyal support given to me by the 
Council. I have especially to acknowledge my indebtedness 
to Professor Balfour for his unfailing courtesy and help. In 
my present dilemma I consulted him, and was encouraged to 
hope that the Society would overlook any shortcoming on 
my part in failing to give such an address as I should have 
felt incumbent upon me in ordinary circumstances. I desire 
also to acknowledge the admirable manner in which the 
business of the Society has been conducted by the Assistant 
Secretary, Mr. Jeffrey, from whom I have received invaluable 
and indispensable assistance. 
THE BucHAN FIELD CLUB AND REGIONAL RESEARCH. 
An interesting event took place at Peterhead on the 10th 
October, the coming of age of the Buchan Field Club, 
founded in November 1887. It was celebrated by a large 
meeting in the Music Hall, Peterhead, and was attended by 
delegates from many learned Societies and other institutions, 
including the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Botanical 
Society of Edinburgh, the Royal Physical Society, the 
Royal Scottish Geographical Society, the Senatus of the 
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen Anatomical and Anthro- 
pological Society, the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 
the New Spalding Club, Aberdeen Philosophical Society, 
Edinburgh Geological Society, and many, others. 
The Botanical Society was invited to send a representative, 
and this duty was undertaken by one of our Life Fellows, 
Mr. Charles S. France of Aberdeen, who discharged his 
commission with conspicuous ability and to the great 
satisfaction of the Buchan Field Club. 
