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MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 

 Thursday, January 14, 1892. 



Dr David Christison, President, in the Chair. 



The President referred in fitting terms to the death 

 on this day of H.Pt.H. Prince Albert Victor, Duke of 

 Clarence and Avondale, and suggested that it would 

 be an appropriate mark of respect on the part of the 

 Society were the business of the Meeting postponed to 

 a future date. Dr William Craig formally moved that 

 the suggestion of the President be adopted, and that 

 the meeting of the Society he adjourned to Thursday, 

 January 28. Mr Gustav Mann seconded the motion. 

 The Society adjourned. 



ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 

 Thursday, January 28, 1892. 



Dr Cleghorn, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



The death of the Rev. William Murray M'Donald, 

 Non-resident Fellow of the Society, and of Thomas 

 Walker and Charles Taylor, Associates of the Society, 

 were announced. 



The following contribution to the Illustration Fund was 

 announced : — 



Dr David Christison, £2 



Presents to the Library, Museum, and Herbarium at the 

 Pioyal Botanic Garden were announced. 



Mr Malcolm Dunn, Dalkeith, exhibited specimens of 

 the cones of cedar of Lebanon, and remarked that they 



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