Crnptugamic ^ncu'tn of Hcoflattir 
IFHE Thirty-Ninth Annual Conference of the Society was held 
at Perth on the 21st September 1920 and two following 
days. All arrangements had been made for holding a meeting 
there in 1914, but the war having meanwhile broken out the 
Council decided to postpone it until further notice. The long 
continuance of the war, much longer than was expected at that 
time, and the discontinuance of meetings during its course had 
naturally an adverse effect on the Society, and in 1919 it came to 
be a question whether it should be resuscitated or allowed to 
disappear. A circular was accordingly sent to all the Fellows 
inviting their opinion, and it was found to be the general desire 
that an effort should be made to continue it. The Perth meeting 
of last year was accordingly arranged to consider what w r as the 
best course to take. Ai that meeting it was unanimously and 
heartily agreed, both by the Council and the Business Meeting, 
that the Society should be continued and strengthened as far as 
possible by additions to the membership, so that its life should 
be invigorated and a return to its former usefulness and prosperity 
ensured. In the interests of Scottish Botany it would have been 
unfortunate if any other decision had been come to. 
The Perth meeting was a successful one. The Perthshire 
Natural History Society were very helpful, placing their Library 
and Museum at our disposal for holding meetings or identifying 
specimen*, and some of their members accompanied us on our 
excursions, their knowledge of the ground being of much service 
to us. We were particularly indebted to Mr. Ritchie, Curator of 
the Museum, for the trouble he took for our benefit, and to Mr. 
Menzies, whose knowledge of Perthshire Fungi is very extensive 
and who was invaluable as our guide. 
We visited the beautiful estates of Murthly, Inveraray and 
Methven, and gratefully acknowledge the courteous reception we 
