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Papers on Miscellaneous Subjects, .... 8 
Notes on Zoological Subjects, - - - - - 13 
Notes on Botanical Subjects, - - - - - 13 
Notes on Seasonal Phenomena, ----- 3 
Notes on the Arrangement of the Museum, - - 4 
Popular Lectures on Botanical Subjects, - - - 3 
Total, ----- 100 
The majority of these have been published in the various series 
of the Society’s Proceedings and Tra?isadio 7 is , and in my list I have 
given references to indicate where they are to be found. Of others, 
however, no record appears to have been kept. 
These papers, numerous as they are, do not represent all that 
he wrote on behalf of our Society. It must be remembered that 
the Scottish Naturalist —which he edited from its commencement 
in 1871 until 1886—was at first issued as the official journal of 
the Society, as sanctioned by the Council at a meeting on 2nd 
November, 1870. Gradually, however, the magazine assumed a 
wider scope, and became the recognised organ of Natural History 
throughout Scotland generally. 
The next publication issued by the Society, and edited by Dr. 
White, was a small volume entitled “Fauna Perthensis. Part I.— 
Lepidoptera,” also published in 1871. This monograph on the 
Moths and Butterflies of Perthshire was intended to be the first of 
a series dealing with the various orders of animals inhabiting the 
count) 7 , but the scheme was never carried out to completion, although 
much was afterwards done in the way of working up the faunas of 
certain districts. 
Next, in 1884, the Society published a “Guide to the Arrange¬ 
ment of the Perthshire Natural History Museum,” compiled by Dr. 
White. In this pamphlet he gave a concise account of the different 
order of plants and animals, as illustrated by the specimens in the 
type collections, and also explained in detail the arrangement of the 
Perthshire collections. A new edition of this guide was issued in 
1889. 
Lastly, we come to what will, I doubt not, prove to be the most 
important of his writings, although it has not yet seen the light, 
namely, “ The Flora of Perthshire.” This work he had in hand for 
many years. Indeed, from the minutes of the Society it appears 
that the idea of such a work was first suggested by Dr. White himself 
at the Annual Meeting on 3rd March, 1870, just a quarter of a 
century ago. For various reasons — partly scientific and partly 
financial—the publication was again and again delayed, until at 
length the author died, leaving his sheets completed, but without 
having had the pleasure of seeing them in print. It is with peculiar 
pleasure, however, that I am able to announce to-night that, through 
the kindness of Mrs. Affiite and a few friends, the Society is now in 
a position to undertake the publication of this important work. The 
manuscript has been placed in the hands of Prof. J. W. H. Traill, 
F.R.S., Aberdeen, who has kindly undertaken to edit the work on 
behalf of the Society. With regard to the delays to which I have 
