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YORKSHIRE NATURALISTS' UNION. 



BOTANICAL SECTION. 



The Ninth Annua! Meeting was held at Beverley, on 

 the 22nd of March, 1886, Mr. J. A. Erskine Stuart occupying 

 the Chair. 



The Report on Phanerogamic Botany for the year 1885 

 [as printed at pages 267-9], was read by Mr. Lee, and adopted on 

 the motion of Mr. Thomas Birks, Hull, seconded by Mr. M. B. 

 Slater, Malton. 



The following were elected as Officers of the Section for 

 1886:— 



President : Rev. William Fowler, M.A., Liversedge, 

 Secretary for Phanerogamic Botany : 



P. Fox Lee, Dewsbury 

 (re-elected). 

 Secretary for Cryptogamic Pota?iy : ' 



M. B. Slater, Malton. 

 A vote of thanks to the retiring Officers, passed unani- 

 mously, on the motion of Mr. H. T. Soppitt and Mr. R. T. 

 Thornton, concluded the business. 



The Tenth Annual Meeting was held at Dewsbury, 

 on the 14th of March, 1887, Mr. F. Arnold Lees, L.R.C.P., 

 &c., in the chair. 



Reports on Yorkshire Botany for 1886, Phanerogamic and 

 Cryptogamic, by the Secretaries, Messrs. P. Fox Lee and M. B. 

 Slater, were read by those gentlemen, and adopted on the 

 motion of Mr. J. A. Erskine Stuart, Stainclifife, near Dewsbury, 

 seconded by Mr. R. Thornton, Dewsbury. 



The following were elected as Officers of the Section for 



1887:— 



Presidejit : 



F. Arnold Lees, L.R.C.P., &c., Heckmondwike. 

 Secretary for Phanerogamic Botany : 



P. Fox Lee, Dewsbury 

 (re-elected). 

 Secretary for Cryptogamic Botany : 



Matthew B. Slater, Malton 

 (re-elected). 



Trans. Y.N.U., 1885 (pub. 1889). Series E. Vol. 3. 



