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On the motion of Dr. Ckaig, seconded by Professor 

 Bayley Balfour, the report was adopted and the Treasurer 

 thanked for his services. 



The following papers were read : — 



I. Report on the Excursion of the Scottish Alpine 

 Botanical Club to Clova in 1896. By Dr. 

 William Craig. 



II. On the Photomicrography of Opaque Stem 

 Sections, Pecent and Fossil. By P. A. 

 Robertson, M.A., B.Sc. 



Til. Xotes from the Poyal Botanic Gnrden, Edinburgh. 



Meeting of the Society, Thursday, Mth April 1897. 



Dr. A. P. AiTKEN, President, in tlie Chair. 



^Ir. A. F. Bainbridge was elected a Resident Fellow of 

 the Society. 



Mr. Turnbull exhibited a hyacinth grown in an inverted 

 position, in a glass of water, with the inflorescence sub- 

 merged. 



Mr. R. S. MacDougall exhibited a specimen of 

 Bipalmm Kewenm found in one of the houses at the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



The following papers were read : — 



J. The Histological Structure of Fossil Woods. By 

 R. A. Robertson, M.A., B.Sc. 



11. A Method of Injection-Staining Plant Vascular 

 Systems. By R. A. IJobcrtson, M.A., r..Sc. 



HI. Xotes from the Royal J5otanic Garden, Edinburgh. 



