ADVERTISEMENT. 
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sliould be understood by the members and the public, as they 
have no intention of invading the province of the publisher. 
According to the present constitution of the Ray Society, 
the following are the classes of works which the Council con- 
templates being able to supply to the members : — 1. Original 
Works in Zoology and Botany. 2. New editions of Standard 
Works of established value. 3. Rare Tracts and Manuscripts. 
4. Translations of foreign works, ancient and modern. Under 
each of these departments the Council has already had sug- 
gested to them works for publication, the appearance of which, 
they feel confident, will be very acceptable to the members of 
the Society, and materially aid in the extension of the sciences 
of Zoology and Botany. 
In selecting a name for the Society, the Council have felt 
no difficulty, as every one will recognize the propriety of 
designating it after the first of British Naturalists. And in 
presenting the first volume to the members of the Society, they 
would have gladly rendered it the vehicle of matter having 
reference to the labours of Ray ; but, as this has been found 
incompatible with the early publication of a volume, they hope 
the Reports on the Progress of Zoology and Botany, for the 
past few years, will not be deemed an inappropriate commence- 
ment of their labours. 
