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electing a delegate to act as its representative on the proposed 

 Council, and give all possible aid in bringing the movement to 

 a successful issue. This was unanimously agreed to, and Mr. 

 Alexander Ross was appointed to represent the Society on the 

 proposed Council. 



Mr. Robert Dunlop exhibited several zoological specimens 

 whieh he had obtained while in New Zealand. These included 

 examples of Dactylocnemis granulatus, the Long-tailed Lizard 

 of New Zealand, and of Morrisonia chrysorytha, Hampson, 

 and M. chlorog?-apta, Hampson, two species of Moth new to 

 science. 



Mr. Alexander Patience submitted specimens of Ilalimus 

 hectori, Miers, and Petrolisthes spinosus, Miers, two species 

 of Crab obtained in New Zealand by Mr. Dunlop, and he gave 

 an account of their morphological features. 



Mr. John Smith, corresponding member, sent for exhibition 

 a specimen of the Heart-leaved Twayblade (Listera cordata, 

 Br.), gathered by him on the Shalloch-on-Minnoch Moor, in 

 the Parish of Barr, Ayrshire. 



The chairman showed fine specimens of Habrodon Notarisii, 

 Schp., a rare Moss, from the Island of Bute, and stated that 

 it had not hitherto been recorded for Vice-County 100. 



Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., communicated a paper on 

 the " Occurrence of the Rock Samphire (Crithmum 

 maritimum, Linn.), and the Marsh Helleborine Orchis 

 (Epipactis palustris, Crantz), on the West of Scotland " 

 (page 115). 



30th April, 1907. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd, President, in the chair. 



Reports were submitted on excursions to South Bute (page 

 239), and Lochwinnoch (page 241). 



Mr. Boyd exhibited specimens of Cinclidotus fontinaloides, 

 P. Beauv., from Castlesemple Loch, Renfrewshire, along with 

 a number of other Mosses freshly gathered. 



Mr. Edward J. Bles, B.A., D.Sc, F.R.S.E., read a paper 

 on " Plankton/' which he illustrated with many varied and 

 interesting lantern slides. He defined the real meaning of the 

 term, described the methods adopted for obtaining accurate 



