XXXVlll PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



WINTER SESSION, 1887-88. 



27th September, 1887. 



Dr. James Stirton, F.L.S., President, in the Chair. 



Messrs. James Macmillan, M.A., High School, and John Cairns t 

 jun., 129 Renfrew Street, were elected Ordinary Members. 



Mr. D. Corse Glen, C.E., F.G.S., the Society's delegate, gave 

 an interesting account of the business at the Manchester meeting of 

 the British Association. 



The Secretary directed the attention of the members to the 

 Annual Conference of the Cryptogamic Society of Scotland to be 

 held at Greenock on 4th, 5th, and 6th prox., under the president- 

 ship of the Rev. Hugh Macmillan, D.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E. 



Mr. Thomas King, Vice-President, exhibited specimens of Volvox 

 globator, L., found in great abundance in old quarry-holes at Barn- 

 hill, near Springburn. 



Mr. William Stewart exhibited specimens of the following Fungi 

 from Cadder Wilderness, viz.: 



Ayaricus (Amanita) muscarius, L. 

 A. (Colly bia) platyphyllus, Fr. 

 A. macula tus f A. & S. 



A, (Hebeloma) ylutinomx, Lind. 

 A, (Fknnmula) flavida, JScha'fl'. 

 A. (Stropharia) ceruyinosus, Curt. 

 A. {Hypholoma) sub later it ius, 



Scbaeff. 

 A. (llypholoma) scobinaceus, Fr. 

 Lactarius quietus, Fr. 



torminosus, Fr. 

 deliciosus, Fr. 



Lactarius glyciosmus, Fr. 

 serijluus, Fr. 

 camphoratus, Fr. 

 JRussula cyano.cantha, Fr. 

 Cantharellus cibarius, Fr. 



tubcefomvSy Fr. 

 infundibuVformisy Fr. 

 Lentinus cochleatus, Fr. 

 Boletus edulis, Bull. 



luridus, Scbceff. 

 Peziza (Cochlearia) aurantia, Fr. 



He also exhibited specimens of Agaricus (Lepiota) cristatus, Fr., 

 A. (Tricholoma) Jhivo-brunnevs, Fr., and A. (Clitocybe) fragrans, 

 Sow., from Torrance, East Kilbride ; and he stated that A. platy- 

 phy litis, A. ghitinosus, and A. scobinaceus, which occur at Cadder 

 Wilderness, have not yet been noticed elsewhere in the district. 



Mr. D. Corse Glen, C.E.. F.G.S., exhibited a specimen of 

 Elaterite, a flexible bitumen, in appearance much resembling a 

 mass of india-rubber, found at Chapel-en-le-Fritb, Derbyshire, 



