NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. V 



followed from Cleghorn Mill to Cartlane Crags ; and as the 

 day was extremely fine, the walk proved a most enjoyable one. 

 Among the plants observed were the following : 



Ranunculus auricomus, L. — A few flowers— mostly past. 

 Trollius curopozus, L. — Frequent; in full flower. 

 Cardamine amara, L.— Common on left bank. 

 Helianthcmum vulgar e, Gsertn. — Plentiful ; a few flowers. 

 Arenaria trinervia, L. — Abundant ; very large. 

 Geranium lucidum, L. — A few plants. 



sylvaticum, L. — Common ; in flower. 

 Vicia sylvatica, L. — A few large patches. 

 Carum Carui, L. — A few plants ; in flower. 

 Viburnum Opulus, L. — Frequent; in bud. 

 Galium boreale, L. — Common ; not in flower. 

 Carduus heterophyllus, L. — Plentiful ; in bud. 

 Crepis paludosa, Mcench. — Common ; not in flower. 

 Campanula latifolla, L.— Common ; not in flower. 

 Vinca minor, L. — Local ; in flower. 

 Melampyrum pratense, L. — Common ; in flower. 

 Calamlntha Clinopodium, Benth. — Frequent ; not in flower. 

 Polygonum Bistorta, L.— Frequent; in flower. 

 Lister a ovata, L. — Frequent ; in flower. 

 Paris quadrifolia, L.— Sparingly in one place. 

 Melica uniflora, Retz. — Abundant ; in flower. 



nutans, L. — Local. 

 Cystopteris frag His, Bernh. — Frequent. 

 Equisetum hyemale, L. — Local. 



The Chairman (Mr. Turner) exhibited some plants collected 

 during an evening ramble at Gartcosh, near Glasgow, among 

 which were Sedum villosum, L., Vaccinium Oocycoccos, L., 

 Andromeda polifolia, L., and Empetrum nigrum, L. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd exhibited some mosses from the neighbour- 

 hood of West Kilbride, Ayrshire, including Dicranella Schreberi, 

 Hedw., var. elata, Schpr. ; Didymodon flexifolius, Dicks, (in 

 fruit) ; Hypnum cordifolium, Hedw. (in fruit) ; and Hypnum 

 stramineum, Dicks, (in fruit). 



Mr. Peter Ewing exhibited specimens of Grimmia anomala, 

 Hampe, from Killin, Perthshire. 



Dr. James Stirton, F.L.S., exhibited specimens of Myriangiwm 

 Duricei, Mnt., a lichen recently found by him on ash trees at 

 Brodick, Island of Arran, but not previously detected in the 

 West of Scotland. In Britain it has hitherto occurred only in 

 the South of England, and in Ireland. 



An exhibition of microscopic objects afterwards took place. 



