REPORT FOR 1893-1894. 



The number of contributors to the Club this year is 25, being 

 one less than last year. The specimens sent number 1809, several 

 interesting plants being among them. Hawkweeds and Brambles 

 are fairly well represented, not so the other critical genera. Some 

 members still send fragmentary or badly dried and unrepresentative 

 specimens ; they are kindly and earnestly requested to amend their 

 ways. A large number of the plants sent were single specimens, 

 which in critical species makes it very difficult to obtain a correct 

 diagnosis and name, and leaves none over for distribution. In 

 mercy to such senders, Rule 3 c. was not carried out in every case 

 this distribution. Its terms, however, must in future be adhered 

 to. Single specimens will be treated as for record only, not for 

 distribution." 



Rev. W. M. Rogers says on the Ruhi:~^^l certainly cannot 

 congratulate the Watson Club on its 1893 Ruhi. I have done the 

 best I can with the wretched material j but a great deal of it is 

 neither fit to name or keep. The incurvatus is interesting." 



V/ e regret to report the loss of one of our members by death, 

 Mr. A. E. Lomax died of cerebral inflammation, at Liverpool, on 

 May 4th, at the early age of 35. He was a vigorous collector of 

 British and foreign plants, and a regular contributor till this year 

 to the Club. 



The Club is under great obligations to those who have most 

 kindly examined and reported on plants sent, viz, : — Messrs, A. 

 Bennett, J. G. Baker, J. Hanbury, and Revs. E. R Linton 

 and W. Moyle Rogers, 



Below are appended the names of the contributors, with the 

 numbers of plants respectively contributed : — 



Mr. A. J. Crosfield 1.0 



Miss M. E. Dawber 109 



Captain R. H. W. Dod 325 



Mr. H. D. Geldart 35 



Rev. J. D. Gray, M.A 64 



Mrs; E. S. Gregory 11 



Mr. J. E. Griffith, F.L.S 120 



Mr. A. B. Hall 101 



Miss D. M. Higgins 12 



Mr. H L. Levinge, B.A., D.L 174 



Rev. E. P. Linton, M.A 129 



Mrs. Lomax 68 



Rev. W. H. Painter 70 



Mr. J. T. Powell 13 



Rev. H. P. Reader, M.A 60 



Mr. C. E. Salmon 22 



Mr. E. S. Salmon 17 



Mr. A. Somerville, F.L.S SO 



Captain A. Steuart 73 



Mr. H. S. Thompson 35 



Rev. C. H. Waddell,M.A f.O 



Mr. F. H. Ward 12 



Mr. C. Waterfall 128 



Mr. J. L. Williams 67 



Mr. T. W. Woodhead 77 



1809 



W. R. Linton, Distributor for the vear 1893-94. 



