372 President's Address. [sess. lih. 



The Society now numbers 29 Honorary Fellows, four of 

 whom are Royal Personages ; 147 Eesident Fellows, 199 Non- 

 Resident Fellows, 68 Foreign Fellows, 10 Lady Associates, 

 and oO Associates, — in all, 453 members. 



Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botaniccd Club to Sutherland 

 and Caithness in 1888. By William Craig, M.D., 

 F.R.C.S.E., F.R.S.E. 



(Read Stli November 1888.) 



The Annual Excursion of the Scottish Alpine Botanical 

 Club last autumn was to Sutherland and Caithness, the two 

 principal centres being Tongue and Thurso. The following 

 members were present: — ]\Ir William B. Boyd, Vice-President; 

 Rev. George Alison, Chaplain ; Dr A. P. Aitken, Dr Charles 

 Stuart, Mr P. Neill Eraser, Mr Robert Lindsay, Mr A. H. 

 Evans, Captain Norman, Mr G. H, Potts, and Dr William 

 Craig. There was also present as a visitor Mr J. K. Milne 

 of Kevock Tower. At the business meeting of the Club 

 suitable reference was made to the irreparable loss which the 

 Club had sustained since last meeting by the sudden and 

 lamented death of (jur honoured and beloved President, Pro- 

 fessor Alexander Dickson. It was felt by us all that by his 

 untimely death, in the prime of his manhood and in the 

 midst of his usefulness, botanical science had lost one of its 

 most enthusiastic votaries and most accomplished exponents, 

 and that our own little Club had lost its most loved and 

 honoured member. 



Professor Isaac Jiayley Jialfour was elected President, in 

 room of the late Professor Dickson, and all the other office- 

 bearers were reappointed. The Club elected one new member. 

 Rev. W. W. Peyton, Brouglity Ferry, a most accomplished 

 geologist and a very entlmsiastic botanist. Mr Peyton was 

 present witli us in all our excursions. 



The majority of the members left on Friday 27th July, 

 and spent the night at Blair Athole. They stayed at the 

 Athole Arms Hotel, the " P>lair Athole Inn " famed in the 

 battle of Glen Tilt. It has now devel(j])ed into one of the 

 large hotels of the Highlands. Early next morning we left 

 lUair Ath(;le, and travelled by the express train to Suther- 



