dxii PROCEEDINGS-PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL SCIENCE. 
The following Reports were read and adopted:— 
REPORT OF COUNCIL. 
The Council have pleasure, in submitting their Thirty-first Annual 
Report, to be able to record that the work of the Society continues 
to be carried on with unabated vigour. 
During the past year seven meetings have been held, at which 
ten papers were read, as well as the usual Annual and Opening 
Addresses of the President. 
The attendance at the meetings continues very good, the average 
being 41. The greatest number at one meeting w r as 60, on 10th 
February, 1898, and the least 28, on 6th April, 1897. The mem¬ 
bership has increased by 17, bringing up the total to 374, including 
2 Honorary Members, n Corresponding Members, 30 Associate 
Members, and 5 Associates. 
Nine excursions were held during the past summer, which were 
fairly well attended. The Society had again the pleasure of meeting 
the members of the Natural History Society of Edinburgh at Loch 
Leven on 26th June, and the Council expect to be able to arrange 
another meeting for this year, at which they hope a larger number 
will come forward to meet this enthusiastic society. The Photographic 
Section had two extra excursions, which were very successful. The 
Council take this opportunity of again placing on record their in¬ 
debtedness to the various gentlemen who granted permission for some 
of these excursions. Your Council have again given the use of the 
Lecture Room to various City and County Associations for their 
meetings. 
The number of visitors to the Museum has been about 9500. 
REPORT OF TREASURER. 
(See Balance-Sheet , page clxxxv.) 
curator’s REPORT. 
Perthshire Trees. — In the Botanical Department, numerous 
additions have been made to the tree cases from time to time by Mr. 
Brown of specimens bearing on life history, and several additional 
photographs have been presented by Messrs. Coates and Ellison. 
A series of labels also has been printed naming all the specimens, 
so that any child can, at a glance, see the meaning of the arrange¬ 
ment, and perchance have its curiosity aroused to read the large label 
setting forth the value and uses of the tree. Times without number, I 
have noticed this case receive careful attention from school children. 
Perthshire bisects .—These have received numerous additions 
throughout the year—particularly Diptera. Specimens of this im¬ 
portant order have been collected by Mr. W. Wylie and presented 
to our Museum; these, along with named specimens in our possession, 
I have arranged in glass-topped cases and placed for exhibition. Each 
family, so far as known to occur in the county, is represented. Miss 
Mercer very kindly undertook to prepare a series of pen and ink 
drawings for me illustrating the more minute forms, also of differences 
