130 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



Cladium jamaicense, Crantz, six feet in height. These large 

 specimens of the most handsome of the British Cyperacese were 

 from Loch Knock, Islay. This is a new record for the South 

 Inner Hebrides. Mr. S. M. Macvicar sent examples of this plant 

 from Ardnamurchan, Moidart, and the Island of Coll, for com- 

 parison. 



Mr. Kichard M'Kay exhibited Rumex scutatus, Linn., from 

 Craigmillar Castle, and other plants from the same neighbourhood, 

 kindly lent for the purpose by Mr. C O. Sonntag. 



Mr. Kobert Brown, M.D., read a paper entitled " Botanical 

 Work in the Higher Swiss Alps." The different floral planes 

 were illustrated by a series of recently collected specimens. Among 

 the plants exhibited were Anemone narcissiflora, Linn., Primula 

 integynfolia, Linn., Pyrola unijlora, Linn. 



27th October, 1896. 

 Mr. William Stewart, Yice-President, in the chair. 



Report of the Council (1895-96), 



Membership. — During the past year 24 Ordinary Members and 

 3 Corresponding Members were added to the roll ; the present 

 Membership being as follows : — 



Honorary Members, - 

 Corresponding Members, 

 Ordinary Members (Life), - 

 (Annual Subscriptions), 



Total, - - - 293 



Associates. — Six new names have been added ; there are now 

 26 on the roll. 



Obituary/. — The obituary record for the year contains the names 

 of Dr. John Grieve (1856), Mr. Robert Blackie (1895), Mr. W. 

 M. T. Yuille and Mr. William Dow (1885). 



Meetings. — By a resolution adopted at the April Meeting, the 

 Session was made continuous from September to August of each 



