NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW, li 



after the tubers had apparently become adapted to soil and climate, 

 those now produced were of large size and superior quality, and 

 seemed to be quite free from disease. 



The following papers were read : 



"Hyas araneus, L.," * and " Stenorhynchus lonr/irostris, Fabr.," f 

 by Mr. David Robertson, F.L.S., F.G.S., President ; 



" A Contribution to the Topographical Botany of the West of 

 Scotland," by Mr. Peter Ewing, Vice-President ; \ 



" On the Microlithic and Megalithic Structures and other 

 Antiquities of County Donegal," with illustrative sketches, by Mr. 

 J. A. Mahony, Corresponding Member. 



31st January, 18^8. 



Mr. Thomas King, Vice-President, in the Chair. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd referred to the loss which the Society had sus- 

 tained in the death of Professor Alexander Dickson, Edinburgh ; 

 and on the motion of the Chairman it was resolved that a memorial 

 notice of Professor Dickson should be recorded in the minutes, with 

 an expression of the deep regret of the Members of the Society at 

 the announcement of his death. 



IN MEMORIAM. 



Alexander Dickson, M.D., LL.D., F.R.S.E., F.L.S. 



Since last meeting a heavy loss has been sustained by the Society 

 in the death of Professor Dickson, which took place on 30th 

 December. Exactly a week previously he had left Edinburgh for 

 his country residence of Hartree, there to spend the Christmas 

 vacation. While he was engaged in his favourite winter pastime 

 of curling, leading the winning side in a closely played match, 

 entering with keen spirit into the excitement of the situation, and 

 in the act of making a shot — in a moment he dropped on the ice, 

 and immediately expired. 



Alexander, second son of Mr. David Dickson of Hartree and 

 Kilbucho, was born in Edinburgh on 21st February, 1836. His 

 elder brother having predeceased his father, Alexander succeeded to 

 the extensive family estates in Peeblesshire. After an early educa- 

 tion at home, he was sent to the University of Edinburgh, where, 



* Transactions, vol. ii., p. 21t5. t Ibid., p. 218. I Ibid., p. 309. 



