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ABVEIi TI SEME NT. 
^T^HE PERTHSHIRE SOCIETY OF NATURAL 
SCIENCE was Instituted in March, 1867, 
and meets on the first Thursday of every Month 
(at 8.15 p.m.), in its Rooms in St Ann’s Lane, in 
which, besides the nucleus of an Herbarium, and 
small collections of Stuffed Birds and Quadrupeds, 
is the Library, containing upwards of 50 volumes, 
chiefly standard works on Natural Science. The 
Library is open on the evenings of the Second and 
Fourth Thursdays of each Month, from 8 to 9 
o’clock. 
The Patrons of the Society are :— 
The Right Hon. Lord Kinnaird, Lord Lieutenant 
of the County. 
Wm. Smythe, Esq. of Methven, Convener of the 
County. 
The Lord Provost of Perth. 
The Hon. Arthur F. Kinnaird, M.P. for the City 
of Perth. 
The Office-bearers are :— 
Dr Buchais^an White, President. 
Messrs John Dawson, and James Lamb, Vice- 
Presidents. 
Messrs Joseph Stevenson, John Winter, and W. 
C. Dewar, Councillors. 
Mr A. T. Scott, St John Street, Perth, Secretary. 
Mr James Henderson, George Street, Perth, Trea¬ 
surer. 
Mr James. Stewart, Curator and Librarian. 
