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that might in the smallest degree produce a tendency to 

 separation. The Garden has benefited by the .Society, the 

 Society has benefited by the Garden, and procedure that 

 led to separate publication of results of work done in the 

 Garden would unquestionably tend to iujure the Society, 

 and in so doing would injure the Garden itself. 



" The publications of the Society go a long way to 

 bringing of exchange books to the Garden Library, and it 

 is therefore clearly on that ground alone, if on no other, 

 the interest of those charged with the maintenance of the 

 Garden to keep a jealous watch over the publications of 

 the Society, to endeavour to support these, and to make 

 them as valuable as possible. It would be suicidal in 

 present circumstances to bring out a Garden Bulletin 

 which would be practically a rival of the publications 

 of the Society." 



I feel sure that our members will generally agree with 

 the sentiments of Professor J. B. Balfour as expressed in 

 the foregoing letter. 



Her Late Majesty Queen Victoria hecoracs Patron of the 

 Society. 



At a meeting of the Society, held at the Eoyal Botanic 

 Garden, on 14th June 1838, "The Secretary stated that 

 a letter had been received by Dr. Graham (letter in Dr. 

 Balfour's possession) from Wm. Gibson-Craig, Esq., M.P., 

 enclosing a communication from Lord John Paissell, 

 intimating that Her Majesty had been graciously pleased 

 to become Patron of the Botanical Societ}'. 



At the meeting of the Society held in the Ptoyal 

 Institution, on 14th February 1839, there was exhibited 

 au impression of the Society's Diploma on white satin for 

 presentation to Her Majesty the Queen. 



Address to the Queen upon Her Majesty's marriage to 

 Prince Albert, read at meeting of the Botanical Society, 

 13th February 1840. 



At the meeting of the Society held on 12th March 

 1840, it was proposed that Professor Graham be requested 

 to bring under the notice of H.E.H. Prince Albert the 

 desire of the Botanical Society to elect him a British 

 Honorary Member. 



