Feb. 1894.] BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 9 9 



MEETING OF THE SOCIETY, 



Thursday, Febmary 8, 1894. 



Dr. William Craig, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Lady Henry Grosvenoe and Ft. C. Munro Ferguson, 

 Esq., M.P., were elected Eesident Fellows of the Society. 



The death of Sir Thomas Buchan-Hepburn, Bart., of 

 Prestonkirk, Non-Resident Fellow of the Society was 

 intimated. 



Mr. William Sanderson exhibited a plant in flower of 

 Masdevallia sp. 



Mr. Campbell sent cut flowers of Daphne Mczcrmm, 

 Anemone Hepatica, Erica carnca, Lcucojnm, etc., from his 

 garden at Ledaig, Argyllshire. 



Professor Bayley Balfour exhibited a series of new 

 diagrams, by Professor Dodel Port, illustrating the life- 

 history of Iris. 



Mr. M'Glashan exhibited a portrait of the late Dr. 

 Eichard Spruce. 



The following papers were read : — 



Obituary Notice of PiIchard Spruce, Ph.D By G. 

 Stabler. 



Dr. Ptichard Spruce, tlie distinguished traveller and 

 botanist, died of influenza at Coneysthorpe, near York, on 

 28th December 1893, at the age of seventy-six years. 

 He was born at Ganthorpe, near the same place, on 10 th 



