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Mr Thomas Hancock then read a memoir " On the more interesting plants 

 which he met with during an excursion with several gentlemen of the British 

 Association as far as Penpool and Blaize Castle (about 8 or 10 miles N. W. of 

 Bristol,) in the early part of September last. These papers having severally cal- 

 led forth some remarks, the meeting separated. 



Jan. 19 — W. H. White. Esq. in the Chair. The names of the visitors in- 

 troduced, and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, 

 members were proposed and elected. A continuation of Dr M'Intyre's paper 

 on the plants found about Warley in Essex, having been read and discussed, the 

 chairman stated, that the next meeting would take place on Feb. 2d, when a 

 paper will be read by Joseph Freeman, Esq. " On the importance and practica- 

 bility of adopting a more systematic method in describing and arranging the 

 species of plants." 



Feb. 2 — J. E. Gray, Esq. F. R. S. President in the Chair. Several pre- 

 sents &c. having been announced, and members proposed, and others elected, 

 Mr Joseph Freeman read his paper on " Hints on the importance and practica- 

 bility of adopting a more systematic method in describing and arranging the 

 species of Plants," which produced much discussion and interest. 



Mr G. E. Dennes then read some observations on the plants found about 

 Deal, Walmer, Dover, and Sandwich, Kent, in August and September 1836. 

 Thanks having been ordered to be returned to the above gentleman, the next 

 meeting of the Society was announced for Thursday, Feb. 14 instant. 



OBITUARY. 



On the 24th January 1837, in Mill Street, Hanover Square, Joseph Sabine, Esq. 

 the Ornithologist, F. R. S., F. L. S. &c. in his 67th year. 



Onjhe 19th December 1836, in Paris, M. Persoon, author of Synopsis Plan- 

 tarum. His valuable Herbarium was sold to the French Government. 



