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books to the Government—" These, with additions since 

 received, are now arranged in a room connected with the 

 Herbarium at the Eoyal Botanic Garden." 



Note. — Donations to the Herbarium from all sources 

 used to be reported to the Society, and minuted in a 

 general way. This should still be done, as the Society 

 are curators. 



Ivifurtant. — At a meeting of the Council of the 

 Botanical Society, held 5th February 1884, Mr. Andrew 

 Taylor, the Assistant- Secretary, intimated that he had 

 received, as Secretary, an additional £1 stg., making in 

 all £2 this session, from Dr. Peter White, Yetholm, for 

 duplicate British plants from the Herbarium, and asked 

 instructions as to the disposal of the money. 



A Committee, consisting of Professor Dickson, Messrs. 

 Neill Fraser, and Taylor, as Convener, was appointed to 

 report as to the Society's right of property in its duplicate 

 plant specimens for distribution, in connection with the 

 gift of its general Herbarium to the University. 



The Committee reported at a meeting of the Council of 

 the Society, held ord March 1884, as follows: — 



" The Committee beg to report that the specimens in 

 question are in a very confused condition as regards labels, 

 etc.; that it is ten years since the Society last received 

 money on account of duplicate specimens ; and that, con- 

 sidering all the circumstances of the case, it is expedient 

 that the Society relinquish any claim of property it may 

 have in its duplicates in favour of the University 

 Herbarium ; and that the £2 in question be paid over to 

 the Herbarium Fund." 



The Council agreed to recommend the Society to adopt 

 this report. 



The Society at its meeting, held at 5 St. Andrew Square, 

 on 13th March 1834, agreed to the disposal of the dupli- 

 cate specimens at the Herbarium as recommended by the 

 Council. 



At a meeting of the Council, held 4th November 1884, 

 a Committee was nominated to approach the Government 

 with the view of getting them to purchase all or part of 

 the library of the late Isaac Anderson Henry, Esq., for the 

 Government Library at the Ptoyal Botanic Garden. 



