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The Fellows unanimously expressed approval of the motion, and 

 agreed that it should be incorporated in the Minutes of the Society. 

 The Secretary was also instructed to send an excerpt to the relatives 

 of the deceased. 



Mr P. Geddes gave his views " On the Origin of Evergreens." 



Mr Lindsay exhibited a large truss of Rhododendron aryenteum, 

 Hook, f.; Narcissus cydamineiis from Portugal, presented to the 

 Garden last year by the Rev. C. Wolley Dod, Edge Hall, Mai pas; 

 seedling plants of Hellehorus orientalis from the open air, having 

 different coloured flowers, and which had been raised from seeds 

 ripened at Balmuto, and presented by the late Dr Boswell. 



]\Ir Potts, Fettes Mount, exhibited Ghamcehatia foJiolosa, from 

 California. 



Mr J. R. Hill drew attention to examples of a spurious Ipeca- 

 cuanha, recently offered for sale, and also an Astragalus from Cyprus 

 resembling A. mollissimus in its action on animals. 



The Secretary showed flower blossoms from Mr Campbell of 

 Ledaig. 



March 8, 1888. 



A letter was read from Dr Archibald Dickson, thanking the 

 Society, on behalf of himself and relatives, for the letter of condo- 

 lence recently received. 



Exhibits of plants were made by Mr Lindsay from the Royal 

 Botanic Garden, and from ]\Ir Campbell of Ledaig. 



Aijril 12, 1888. 



The President, in name of the Society, congratulated Professor 

 Bayley Balfour on his appointment to the Chair of Botany at the 

 University. 



Professor Balfour exhibited various cultivations of the Ginger 

 Beer plant, and gave a short account of its probable introduction 

 into this country, and of observations he had made on it. 



May 10, 1888. 



The Secretary reported that arrangements had been finally made 

 for the establishment of a corps of observers to co-operate with 

 Dr Christison in tree measurement, and that facilities had been 

 given by the Society for carrying on the work by these gentlemen, 

 who were Fellows or Associates of the Society, and experts in 

 arboricultural matters. Dr Christison had agreed to act as con- 

 vener of the Committee. 



Mr Lindsay exhibited a large number of plants from the Botanic 

 Garden, and drew attention to Primula and Orchid exhibits sent 

 by Mr Sanderson, Talbot House. 



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