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Living specimens of Zonure or " Girdled Lizard " {Zonurus 

 derhianus) ; " Baby " Caimans (Caiman sclerops) ; Painted 

 Terrapin (Chrysemys pida) ; Spanish Sand Lizards (Psam- 

 modromus hispanicus) — (Mr T. H. Gillespie). 



Specimens of two rare fungi from Drummy Woods, Fife : 

 Cordyceps ophioglossoides and Elaphomyces variegatus — (Mr 

 Eupert Smith). 



Specimen of Carboniferous Limestone with encrinites, 

 shells, &c., from Tenga, Aros, Mull — (Mr E. D. C. 

 Mackechnie). 



Collection of Scottish Minerals, with localities — (The 

 President). 



Piece of boulder of mica-schist containing garnets, from 

 Elie ; specimens of Elie " rubies " — (Mr Eupert Smith). 



ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING. 



On the evening of Wednesday, 23rd October 1912, the 

 Annual Business Meeting of the Society was held in the 

 Hall, 20 George Street, — Mr A. B. Steele, President, in the 

 chair. 



The following report was submitted by Mr Allan A. 

 Pinkerton, Honorary Secretary : — 



" The Society is in a very healthy condition. During 

 the Session 1911-12 six indoor meetings have been held. 

 The attendance at each of these was very satisfactory. The 

 outdoor meetings numbered eighteen, and the average attend- 

 ance was thirty -five. Five Wednesday evening excursions 

 were arranged, but on account of the weather two had to 

 be abandoned, while the third was cancelled on account of 

 Dr Watson's death. The average attendance at the other 

 two was eighteen. 



" The Society has lost by death Dr Watson, one of its 

 past Presidents and a most valued member ; Mr Thomas K. 

 Farquharson, a very old member; Mr William Thomson and 

 Mr Arnold. 



