Dec. 1892.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBUKGH. 547 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 



Thursday, December 8, 1892. 



Dr. David Christison, President, in the Chair. 



Eev. Geobge Gunn, M.A., T. Cuthbekt Day, and If. 

 Stewart, S.S.C, were elected liesident Fellows of the 

 Society. 



Dr. Karl Goebel, Professor of Botany in the University 

 .and Director of the liotanic Garden, Munich, and Graf 

 H. zu SoLMS Laubach, Professor of Botany in the 

 University and Director of the Botanic Garden, Strassburg, 

 were, on the recommendation of the Council, chosen Foreign 

 Honorary Fellows of the Society. 



The death of James Lilburne, Pi.X., M.D., Fellow of the 

 Society, was announced. 



Presents to the Library at the Eoyal Botanic Garden 

 were announced. 



The Curator exhibited a seedling, Eichlwrnia {Pontedcria) 

 crassipes, from the Eoyal Botanic Garden, showing the 

 linear first-formed submerged leaves and the later aerial 

 leaves. 



Professor Bayley Balfour exhibited a young carpel of 

 Cyccs Ruminiana from a plant in flower in the Eoyal 

 Botanic Garden. 



]\Ir. Campbell sent for exhibition specimens of Genista 

 fracjrans, Escallonia macranthci, some species of Veronica, 

 and of Tritoma, and of Passijlora, all in flower in open air 

 in his garden at Ledaig, Argyllshire. 



The President exhibited a seed of Jpomcca tubcrosa 

 found on the shore of Uist. He read a note by the late 

 Sir Eobert ( 'hristison in which mention was made of three 



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