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are every year increasing in interest. ‘“ Almost half a century,” 
he says, “elapsed, during which no important work appeared on 
this subject. It was not till 1804 that the ‘ Flora of the Ancient 
World’, by M. de Schlotheim, again turned the attention of nat- 
uralists to this branch of science. More perfect figures, descrip- 
tions given in detail and constructed with the precision of style 
which belongs to botany, and moreover some attempts at compar- 
ison with living vegetables, showed that this part of natural 
history was susceptible of being treated like the other branches 
of science: and we may say, that if the author had established a 
nomenclature for the vegetables which he described, his work 
would have become the basis of all the succeeding labors on the 
same subject.” 
The following gentlemen were elected, Feb. 15, 1839, Officers 
and Council of the Society for the year ensuing. 
President.—Rev. W. Buckland, D.D., Professor of Geology 
and Mineralogy in the University of Oxford. 
Vice-Presidents.—G. B. Greenough, Esq. F.R.S. and L.S.; 
Leonard Horner, Esq. F.R.S. L. & E-; Charles Lyell, jun. Esq. 
F.R.S, & L.S.; Rev. Adam Sedgwick, F'.R.S. and L.S., Wood- 
Watdian Professor in the University of Cambridge. 
Secretaries —Charles Darwin, Esq. F.R.S.; William John 
Hamilton, Esq. 
Foreign Secretary.—H. 'T. De la Beche, Esq. F.R.S. & LS. 
Treasurer.—John Taylor, Esq. F'.R.S. 
Council.—Professor Daubeny, M.D. F.R.S. & LS. ; Sir P. 
Grey Egerton, Bart. M.P. F.R.S.; W. H. Fitton, M.D. F.R.S. 
& LS.; Prof. Grant, M.D. F.R.S.; Rev. Prof. Henslow, F.L.S. ; 
W. Hopkins, Esq. M.A. F.R.S.; Robert Hutton, Esq. MP. 
¥ -LA.; Sir Charles Lemon, Bart. M.P. F.R.S. ; Prof. Miller, 
MAL; R. 1. Murchison, Esq. F.R.S. & L.S. ; Richard Owen, 
Esq. F.R.S.; Sir Woodbine Parish, K.C.H. F.R.S. ; George 
Rennie, Bsq. F.R.S.; Rev. Prof. Whewell, F.R.S. 
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