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TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess. lx. 



writer ; and it is this, combined with a native originality, 

 which make his name respected to-day as highly as it was at 

 the time of his death some forty years ago. Permanence 

 of influence may be held as a title to high rank in the 

 scientific world, — on this ground Eobert Brown's place is 

 among the highest. 



On the motion of Dr. William Craig the thanks of the 

 Society were given to the President for his address. 



The President made the following announcement re- 

 garding the Eoll of the Society : — 



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

 British Fellows — Charles Cardale Babington ; Hugh Francis 

 Clarke Clegborn. 3 Resident Fellows — Thomas Alexander 

 Goldie Balfour: Lady Henry Grosvenor ; Henry E. Hole. 

 3 Non-Resident Fellows — Dr. Robert Brown, Ph.D. ; A. G. 

 More ; Charles Eyre Parker. 1 Corresponding Member — 

 Professor Fr. Schmitz. — Total, 9. 



During the same period the Society received the following 

 accessions : — 1 Honorary British Fellow — George King. M.D. 

 5 Honorary Foreign Fellows — Ed. Bomet ; Wilhelm Pfeffer ; 

 Charles S. Sargent ; M. Treub ; Hugo de Vries. 3 Resident 

 Fellows — William OUphant Gibb ; R. Stewart Macdougall : 

 Ralph Stockman, M.D. 7 Corresponding Members — Oscar 

 Brefeld ; Fred. Elving; A. Franchet: L. Guignard ; E. Stahl ; 

 Henry Trimen ; H. Ybchting. 



The following papers were read : — 



Fungi observed in Glen Urquhart, Inverness- 

 shire. By Eev. Dr. David Paul, Eoxburgh. 



The Cryptogamic Society of Scotland held their annual 

 meeting for 1895 in Glen Urquhart, Inverness-shire, using 

 the Drumnadrochit Hotel as their headquarters, under the 



