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Council, and shall not be eligible for re-election until the expiry of 
a year. If selection must be made fi-om members equal in length of 
service, the Chairman of the meeting shall decide by lot drawn by 
himself. 
(f) All nominations for vacancies on the Council shall be in writing, 
signed by two members of the Society, shall be accompanied by 
the written consent of the candidate to serve if elected, and shall 
be sent to the Honorary General Secretary before February 1st in 
each year. In the event of an insufficient number of Jiominations 
being received by February 1st to fill the vacancies, the Council 
shall have power to make the necessary nominations. 
(g) In cases of emergency the Council shall have power to make 
urgent temporary appointments at their own discretion. 
4. MEMBERSHIP 
(a) ORDINARY MEMBERSHIP of the Society is open to all persons 
interested ir. botany who comply with Rule 4(d) and pay the cur- 
rent subscription, which shall entitle them to the indvileges of 
membership until the 31st day of December of the current year. 
[But see also Rule 6(c).] 
(b) JUNIOR MEMBERvSHlP. Persons under the age of 21 years may 
join the Society as Juni(jr IMembers on payment of half the annual 
subscription payable by Ordinary Members. Payment of this sum 
shall entitle a Junior Member to the privileges of membership until 
the 31st day of December of uhe current year. A Junior Member 
will cease to be a Junior Member on the 31st day of December of 
the year in which he reaches the age of 21 years, and may then 
become an Ordinary Member without being again proposed and 
seconded. 
(c) FAMILY MEMBERSHIP. Members of the family of an Ordinary 
Member who do not wish to receive copies of the Society’s periodical 
publications may, at the discretion of the Council, be elected mem- 
bers of the Society on payment of such reduced subscription as the 
Council shall from time to time decide; such members shall have all 
the other privileges of Ordinary Members. Enquiries concerning 
Family Membership should be addressed to the Honorary General 
Secretary. 
(d) CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP shall obtain from the 
Honorary General Secretary a copy of the Rules of the Society and 
sign a Form of Declaration of their willingness to support the 
objects of the Society and accept the responsibilities of member- 
ship. Candidates shall be proposed and seconded by members of 
the Society, and should indicate the nature of their botanical in- 
terests. [In case of difficulty in complying with this provision tlie 
Honorary General Secretary should be consulted.! 
(e) HONORARY MEMBERSHIP. Botani.sts, whether British or 
Foi-eign, who have rendered special service to the Society or 
its objects may, on tbe recommendation of the Council at a General 
