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Mr Alexander M'Kinlay exhibited specimens oiAtrichum tenelhim, 

 with fruit, gathered by liim near the base of Ben LaAvers in 

 September last. Although this species has been of late several 

 times reported as British, it is very doubtful, owing to the absence 

 of fruit on the specimens, whether any of them be genuine. Two 

 capsules, however, found in 1850 (I) by the late Dr Nicol, between 

 Lochgoilhead and St Catherine's, appear undoubtedly to belong to 

 this species. 



Dr James Stirton exhibited specimens of Bryum barbatum, Wils. 

 MSS., a new species gathered by him and Mr M'Kinlay on Ben 

 Ledi in June, 1864. Dr Stirton then gave a brief outline of the 

 bryology of Ben Ledi and neighbourhood, exhibiting, among 

 others, specimens found by him in that quarter of Campyloptis 

 com^Mctus, Dicranum virens, Encahjpta streptocarpa, with a capsule, 

 and Leucodon scuiroides, with abundance of male flowers. 



February 28th, 1866. 



Mr James Home in the chair. Dr W. P. Schimper, Professor 

 of Geology, University of Strasbourg, was elected an honorary 

 member. 



SPECIMENS EXHIBITED. 



The attention of the meeting was drawn to a collection of 

 Zoophytes of various species, which had been forwarded from 

 Girvan by Mr Anderson. Many of the specimens were dis- 

 tinguished for their luxuriant groAvth, showing a marked contrast 

 to the same sj)ecies found on the east of Scotland, those of the 

 west coast generally being much larger. The most abundant 

 zoophyte collected by Mr Anderson apjieared to be Anfennularia 

 ramosa, a species which on the east coast is comparatively uncom- 

 mon, its place there being occupied by A. antennina, which is 

 closely allied to it. Some of the specimens exliibited were of a 

 fine coral red, others yellowish, both varieties preserving their 

 distinctive colours. The collection also embraced unusually fine 

 examples of Plumularia myriophyllum and Sertularia rosacea, the 

 former being twenty-four inches in height, the latter seven inches. 

 In every instance — and numbers were obtained— *S'. rosacea was 

 growing upon the Plumularia referred to, the habit in this locality 

 being very noticeable. The other species exhibited belonged to 



