Referee's report by Francis Darwin, on a paper 'Some new observations on the static diffusion of gases and liquids and their significance in certain natural processes occurring in plants' by Horace Tabberer Brown and F Escombe Sectional committee: Botany Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, but not in its current form. The section on translocation pages 93-96 should be modified. If the author can explain a difficulty, and make it more obvious that the section is intended for a highly speculative discussion, he will approve of its being published. All the illustrations should be reproduced. [Published in Philosophical Transactions B, 1900]. Endorsed on verso as received 14 July 1900. 13 July 1900