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in which it is placed ; that througli his influence chiefly 

 the patronage of the Queen had been obtained. That 

 the use of a room for the summer meetings of the 

 Society at the Botanic Garden continued to be granted 

 by him. 



In the Minutes of the meeting of the Botanical Society, 

 12th June 1845, it is stated that '"the OJice-hearers, 

 together with the Professor of Botany, constitute the regularly 

 appointed Custodiers of the University Herbarium." 



In a statement read to the Society by its Treasurer, 

 Mr. Brand, at a meeting held at 6 York Place on 14th 

 January 1847, it is mentioned that the balance in the 

 Society's favour was only £14 or £15, and that the 

 Assistant-Curator was unpaid, and it was agreed to pay 

 him £10 as part payment of his salary, and Professor 

 Balfour mentioned that he intended to bring the subject of 

 the University Herbarium under the notice of the Senatus, 

 and he hoped some allowance would be made for the 

 purpose of defraying the expenses connected with it. 



At a meeting of the Council, held at 5 Northumberland 

 Street, 4th November 1857, it was remitted to Professor 

 Balfour, along with Mr. P. N. Fraser, Mr. MTarlane, and 

 Dr. Lawson, to arrange with the Janitor of the College for 

 cleaning and heating the Society's rooms there. 



Although hardly a meeting took place without donations 

 of plants for the Herbarium or books for the Library being 

 announced, an important event now happened which 

 enriched the Society considerably. The following intima- 

 tion explains this. It was read at an ordinary meeting 

 of the Botanical Society, held at 6 York Place, on 10th 

 December 1857 : — 



" At a meeting of the Wernerian Natural History 

 Society, called by public advertisement, held in the 

 Anatomical Koom at the College, on Saturday, 28th 

 November 1857, it was unanimously resolved that the 

 said Society be dissolved, and, if agreeable to the Eoyal 

 Physical Society and the Botanical Society, that a union 

 be formed with them on the following terms : — 



'•(1) That the members of the Wernerian Natural 

 History Society should be received as members of the 

 foresaid Societies, preserving the privileges (whether as life 



