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ANNALS OF THE 
LAWS OF THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF CANADA. 
I. 
Objects of the Societt. 
The Botanical Society shall hare for its objects the advancement of Botanical 
Science in all its departments — Structural, Physiological, Systematic and Geograph- 
ical ; and the applications of Botany to the useful and ornamental arts. There shall 
be periodical meetings of the members, in Kingston, during winter, for the reading 
of papers, and field meetings during the summer, for personal investigation, in such 
localities in Canada and other American Provinces of Great Britain, as may be ar- 
ranged from time to time. In addition to these means, the Society shall seek to 
promote its objects by correspondence ; the mutual interchange of specimens among 
the membere ; experiments on the indigenous and domestic plants of Canada; the 
introduction and distribution of new plants and seeds adapted to the wants of the 
country ; the encouragement of Arboriculture, Forest-Conservation, and the culture 
of Fibre, Dye, Oil, Food, and Medicinal Plants ; together with the publication of 
papers, embodying the results arrived at, and the information brought together by 
the above means. The ultimate establishment of a Botanical and Experimental 
Garden shall be held in view as an important means of carrying out the Society's 
objects. In the meantime, such seeds and plants sent to the Society as are likely 
to become useful to the country, shall be experimented with, and reported upon by 
special committees of the members. 
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Five Classes of Membees. 
The Society shall consist of five classes of members, viz : 1 . Honorary Mem- 
bers ; 2, Fellows ; 3. Lady Members ; 4. Annual Subscribers ; 5. Corresponding 
Members. 
III. 
Honorary Members. 
Honorary Members shall be nominated by the Council, and balloted for at the 
first General Meeting subsequent to that at which the Council's nomination has been 
announced ; three negative balls to exclude an individual. Honorary Members 
shall, in all cases, be selected for their eminence in Botanical Science, and the num- 
ber shall be limited to twenty-four ; six of whom shall be resident in Britain, four 
