Dec. 1891.] THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 213 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 



Thursday, December 10, 1891. 



Dk Cleghorn, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Andrew Semple, M.D.,F.E.C.S.E., was elected and admitted 

 Eesident Fellow of the Society. 



The death of DoM Pedro II., Ex-Emperor of Brazil, and 

 Honorary Fellow of the Society, was announced. 



The death of Dr Hermann Hoffman, Professor of Botany 

 in the University and Director of the Botanic Garden, 

 Giessen, a Corresponding Member of the Society, was 

 announced. 



The Treasurer submitted the following Statement of 

 Accounts for Session 1890-91 : — 



Receipts. 



Annual Subscriptions, 1890-91, 76 at 15s., 



Do. do., 1889-90, 1 do. 



Compositions for Life Membership, 

 Transactions sold, .... 



Interest received, .... 



Subscriptions to Illustration Fund, 



Receipts, 



Payments. 



Printing Transactions, Billets, &c.. 



Lithographing Plate i., and Engraving Woodcuts, 



Assistant Secretary's Salary, 



Rooms for Meetings, and Tea, 



Commission paid to Collector, 



Postages, Carriages, &c., 



Sundries, .... 



Payments, . 

 Balance of Receipts, 



Issued December 1891. 



£57 



15 



39 18 



14 4 9 



14 10 



2 



£114 12 7 



£68 13 6 



4 1 3 



15 



6 2 



1 15 2 



12 6 11 



13 



£108 11 10 

 6 9 



£114 12 7 



