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The number of members amounts to sixty-five, of which the new members 
elected for the ensuing session far exceeds the expectations of the Council, who 
are at the same time happy to state that they have received but ten notices of 
secession of members. The Council refer with pleasure to the list of donors to 
the library, herbarium, and museum, and hope that the several donors will not 
cease either their favours or their exertions. 
The number of British plants received amounts to 4,819 specimens, including 
Ferns; 767 species, including 1,313 specimens, have been arranged in the 
herbarium, according to the system of De Candolle. The remaining 3,506 
duplicates, including 515 species, will be distributed to those persons who have 
favoured the Curator with lists of desiderata for that purpose. This distribution 
will take place under the direction of the Council, in the months of January and 
December every year, when each member will receive such of his desiderata as 
may be contained among the duplicates in the herbarium, in proportion to his 
contributions; those gentlemen who have not contributed to the herbarium 
receiving their duplicates after the distribution to the contributors has taken 
place. The Council beg also to inform the members, that in order to afford every 
facility for examining the herbarium and library, the Rooms of the Society will 
be open one hour and a half previous to the ordinary meetings of the Society, 
when the Curator and Secretary will attend to render any assistance that may be 
required, and to circulate the books. In addition to the extensive and valuable 
collection of British plants, the Council beg to announce the receipt of a large 
collection of French plants, supposed to be a portion of the herbarium of Jean 
Jacques Rousseau, together with some plants from Mahon, Minorca, presented 
by the Secretary. Another collection of foreign plants from America, collected 
by the officers of the Hudson’s Bay Company, has been presented by Mr. Joseph 
Freeman. Also specimens of Lycopodium circinnatum , from the President, sent 
by Dr. Forbes, of Chichester. Specimens of three new British plants have been 
received, viz. Claytonia alsinoides , from Mr. W. Baxter, of Oxford ; a Moss new 
to Britain, Cinclidium stygium , from Mr. Leyland, of Halifax ; and specimens, 
of which there are many duplicates, of Spartina alternifolia , from Itchin Ferry, 
Southampton, presented by Dr. Macreight, V.P. 
The Society have also received, from Mr. R. H. Schomburgh —now travelling 
in British Guiana—papers, accompanied by drawings, on the two following 
interesting plants, which were read before the Society, viz. Victoria regina and 
Loranthus Smythii. Likewise donations of seeds from the Cape of Good Hope, 
presented by M. Schmidt. 
The Society is much indebted to the following gentlemen for their interesting 
communicationsDr. Bossey, Dr. Mac Intire, Messrs. Schomburgh, G. E. 
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