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U. Alchemillre (Pers.) Winter. — Uredospores on Alchemilla 



vulga7'is. 

 Puccinia primuloe (DC.) Winter. — ^cidiospores on Primula 



vulgaris. 

 P. rubigo-vera (DC.) Winter. — Uredospores on various grasses. 

 P. oblongata (Link) Winter. — Uredospores on Luzula maxima. 

 Protomjces macrosporus, Unger. — On ^gojjodium Podagi^aria. 

 Trochila craterium, Fr. — On dead leaves of Hedera Helix. 

 T. buxi, Capron — On dead leaves of Buxus sem2')ervirens. 

 Diaporthe (Euporthe) pulla, Ntke. — On dead branches of Hedera 



Helix. 

 Oidium monilioides, Link. — On grass-leaves, producing "mildew." 



Botanic Gardens, 7tli June, 1898. — About forty members 

 visited the Botanic Gardens, Glasgow, on the evening of this 

 date. Among other plants which attracted attention mention 

 may be made of Cattleya Mossice, Parker, Dendrobium crassinode, 

 Benson tfe Heichb., D. suavissimum, Reichb., the "Trumpet" 

 Honeysuckle (Lonicera seiiipervirens, Linn.) with scarlet flowers, 

 Hihhertia dentata., B. Br., the genus just named being confined to 

 Australia and closely allied to Banunculacere, EupJiorhia 

 grandidens, Haw., U. canariensis, Linn., and several other 

 grotesque, leafless species of the Spurge family, with prickly 

 stems branched like a candelabrum. Fhormiurn tenax, Forst., 

 Datura sanguinea, Ruiz and Pav., and Eucalyptus amT/dalina, 

 Labill., were observed in flower in the Kibble Palace. The 

 following were flowering in the Rock Garden : — Hieracium 

 villosum, Jacq., Mimulus cupreus, Regel., J/, luteus, Linn., 

 Arme7'ia alpina grandijlora, Anemone Pidsatilla, Linn., -4. aljnna, 

 Linn., Cynoglossum lini/oliurn, Bove, Erigeron philadelphicus, 

 Linn., Dodecatheon Meadia, Linn., Inula glandulosa, Lam., 

 Lychnis Flos-Jovis, Desr., Aster alpinus, Linn., Jleum Athamanii'- 

 cum, Jacq., Primida japonica, A. Gray, P. sikkimensis, Hook., 

 Verhascum p)hoenicium. Linn., Potentilla rupestrls, Linn., Heli- 

 anthemum mutahile, Mcench, Geum coccineiun, Lindl., Gunnera 

 scahra Ruiz and Pav., Sedum asiaticum, Spreng., Valeriana 



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