OFJ'ICERS’ RErOBTS FOR 1949 
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the neai’ future. Every effort should be made to increase the Society’s 
membership and I would ask each member to propose at least one friend 
during 1950. A leaflet advertising ^'atsonia has been widely cir- 
culated to Institutions, Natural History Societies, etc., and may be 
had on application together with the Society’s Prospectus. 
To maintain all our activities even with the present membership 
must involve us in reorganisation of our administration if we ai’e to 
continue to give so much in return for so small a subscription, and it 
is hoped that the Council will have proposals for wider sharing of work 
to put before the Annual General Meeting. 
]\Iy own field activities were reduced to a minimum last season, but 
1 managed a week in an almost unknown area in v.-c. 97 and was able 
to continue studies of the French Alpine Flora in an all too brief visit to 
La Grave and district when I was invited to accompany Dr Howarth 
and his students. We w’ere fortunate in having with us Professor 
Netien, a distinguished botanist with much local knowledge, together 
with his Assistant and two students from the University of Lyon. 
Tlte Society is indebted to so many people for assistance in various 
ways that it is imjiossible to name them all individually : I would, how- 
ever, like to express thanks to the following : — Dr J. Ramsbottom for 
housing my “ Office,” Professor Osborn for continuing to accommodate 
our stock at Oxford and to Mr J. H. Burnett and his helpers for deal- 
ing with orders; the Linnean Society of London and the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society; Mr Wilmott for the immense amount of help he gives 
in addition to what is obvious — -he has not missed a single Council meet- 
ing for at least three years; Mr E. L. Swann for acting as Distributor 
and Mr Bangerter for his kindness and i-eliability in dealing with cor- 
resi>ondence during my absences. 
M. Sc Campbell. 
December 31st, 1949. 
ASSISTANT SECBETARY’ S REPORT FOR 1949. 
During 1949 46 new members joined the Society. Seventeen mem- 
bers resigned, four ceased to be members under Rule 6 (d), and we lost 
thirteen by death; our total loss was 34. Total membership of all classes 
at 31st December 1949 was 497. 
We deeply regret having to record the deaths of the following: — 
E. G. Baker, Dr T. R. Davey, Mrs T. J. Foggitt, the Hon. Mrs M. 
Glyn, T. H. Green, Miss I. M. Hayward, J. Jack, Mrs M. A. McCrea, 
C. Pearson, Mrs F. L. Rees, Miss E. S. Todd, Lt.-Col. G. A. R. Watts, 
A. Wilson. 
New Ordinary Members, to whom a welcome has been extender) 
are:— E. B. Bangerter, A. D. Bradshaw, Miss B. W. Chalk, Lt.-Col. 
W. O. Cobbett, Miss E. V. Crellin, R. H. Deakin, Mrs J. F. Eastwood, 
J. A. Egerton, Miss Al. M. Farquharson, Miss M. B. Gerrans, R. C. 
