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Mr. Campbell sent for exhibition, from the open ground 

 of his garden at Ledaig, Argyllshire, cut blooms of Mont- 

 hrctla (sp.), Esccdlonia macrantha, and other half-hardy 

 plants. 



The President (Dr. A. P. Aitken) delivered the opening 

 address of the session. 



The President made the following announcement re- 

 garding the Poll of the Society : — 



During the past year the Society has lost by death : — 2 Honorary 

 Foreign Fellows — D. Henri Ernest Baillon ; Baron Ferdinand 

 von Mueller. 2 Resident Fellows — The Rev. Thomas Anderson ; 

 Andrew Moffat. 2 Non-Resident Fellows — James Carter ; Dr. 

 George Lawson. 1 Corresponding Member — Pi-ofessor J. E, 

 Bommer. 1 Associate — John Buchanan, C.M.G. 



During the same period the Society received the following 

 accession : — 1 Resident Fellow — Somerville Grieve. 



The following paper was read : — 



Notes from the Poyal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



Meeting of the Society, Thursday, December 7, 1896. 



Dr. A. P. AiTicEN, President, in the Chair. 



Mr. S. C. Mahalanobis, B.Sc, was elected a Eesident 

 Fellow of the Society. 



Intimation of the death of Egbert Elliot, a Eesident 

 Fellow of the Society, was made by the Chairman, 



