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Dr. Balfour exhibited a largo specimen of the fruit of Cocos lapidea, 

 with the concrete oil obtained from it; and a specimen of Cycas 

 revoluta, with the seeds developed on the peculiarly altered leaves. 

 He also exhibited hazel-nuts, presented to him by Mr. Kidley, which 

 had been found in a peat moss, under sand, and in which the pericarp 

 was soft and natural, while the kernel was hardened by a siliceous 

 deposit 



Dr. Balfour then gave an account of a botanical trip to Bowling and 

 Kilpatrick, on the 17th May, current; and of a trip to Castlecarey, 

 Denny, the banks of the Carron, and Falkirk, on the 26th May. Fresh 

 specimens were shown of most of the plants gathered in the latter 

 excursion, amongst which were: — Adoxa raoschatellina, Viola lutea, both 

 yellow and blue, Paris quadri folia, Stellaria nemorum, Melica nutans, 

 Carduus heterophyllus, with entire and pinnatifid leaves on the same 

 stem, Prunus Padus, Polypodium Dryopteris, Trollius Europa?us, 

 Potentilla Fragariastrum, Ranunculus auricomus, Myrrhis odorata, 

 which occurred in great profusion in Castlecarey Glen, as well as on 

 the banks of the Carron, Geranium sylvaticum, Orchis mascula, and 

 various other species. 



Dr. Balfour afterwards gave an account of a trip to Arran on the 4th 

 and 5th of July, 1845. An account was given of the geological 

 appearances of the places visited, and dried specimens were exhibited 

 of the plants gathered. He also noticed a trip to Toward Point, and 

 the shore between that and Dunoon, and alluded to the discovery of 

 Carex vesicaria and Thalictrum flavum in that quarter. 



Dr. Balfour laid on the table Mr. Keddie's prize Herbarium, which, 

 he stated, Mr. Keddie had kindly proposed to incorporate with the 

 Society's collection, on condition that it is to be accessible, under proper 

 regulations, to the students of the Botanical class in the University. 



GLASGOW: 

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