1 Proceedings of the Botanical Society 



Honorary Secretary — Emeritus Professor Balfouu, M.D., F.R.SS. L. & E. 



Honorary Curator — The PiiOFE.ssoii of J'o'I'any. 



ForeUjn Secretary — Professor Dickson, M.D., F.Ii.S. E. 



Treasurer — Patrick Neill Feaseii, F. K. Cal. Hort. Soc. 



Assistant- Secretary — Andrew Taylor, F.C.S., 37 Soutli Clerk Street. 



LOCAL SECRETARIES. 



Aherdecn—G^ov.dTS. Dickie, M.A., M.D., F.L.S. 

 Berwick — Philip W. Maclaoan, M.D. 

 Birmingham — George A. Panton, F. L.S. , St Bonnet's Hill. 

 Calcutta — John Anderson, M.D., F.L.S. 



„ George King, M.D., Botanic Garden. 

 Cambridge — Charles C. Babington, M.A., F.Ii.S., Professor of Botany. 

 Dtoblin—W. R. M'Nab, M.D., F.L.S., Professor of P.otany, Roy. CoL 



Science. 

 Dumfries — James Gilchrist, M.D. 

 Exeter — Thomas Shapter, M.D. 



Fifc—Z. T. Boswell, LL.D., F.L.S., of P>almuto, Kirkcaldy. 

 Georgetown, Dcmcrara — W. H. Campbell, LL.D. 

 Glasgow — Professor Bay ley Balfour. 

 Greenock — Donald MacRaild, M.D. 

 Kilharchan — Rev. G. Alison. 



London — William Carruthers, F.R.S., F.L.S., British Museum. 

 London, Brixton— Zon^ti Archibald, M.B., CM., F.R.C.S.E. 

 Manchester — Ben.jamin Carrington, M. D., Eccles. 

 Melbourne, Australia — Baron Ferdinand von Mueller, M.D. 

 Nairn — "William Alex. Stables. 

 Nashville, Tomcsscc— George S. Blackie, M.D. 

 Norfolk — John Lowe, M.D., King's Lynn. 

 Nova Scotia — George Lawson, LL.D., Dalhousie. 

 Ottawa, Ontario— W. R. Riddell, B.Sc, B.A., Prov. Normal School. 

 rerth—¥. B. White, M.D., F.L.S. 



Saharunpore, India — J. F. Duthie, B.A., F.L.S., Botanic Garden. 

 Shrewsbury — Rev. W. A. Leighton, B.A., F.L.S. 

 Silloth— J OHi^ Leitch, M.B., CM. 



Wellington, Netv Zealand— J au^h Hector, M.D., F.R.SS. L. and E. 



Wolverhampton — John Eraser, M.A., M.D. 

 Zanzibar— iows Kirk, M.D., F.L S. 



The following Candidates were duly elected Eesident 



Fellows : — 



Mr Laird, Moniiieth Nurseries, Dundee. 

 James Brebner, 2 Scottswood Terrace, Dundee. 



The following Communications were read : — 



I. Obituary Notices of Members ivJio have Died during Last 



Season. Ly Mr Andrew Taylor, Assistant-Secretary. 



II. Botanical CWrespondenee. Communicated l)y Mr John 



Sadler, 



Dr Traill wrote from North Eonaldshay, Orkney, on November 

 12, that a good many young plants of Phormium tenax grown from 

 seeds that had ripened there last autumn, were now growing 



