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Ulota phyllantha, Brid.— West Kilbride; common on trees 

 and walls, especially near the sea-shore. 



Orthotrichuni diaphamcm, Schrad. — West Kilbride, in fruit. 



O. rividare. Turn.— On stones in the Kilbride Burn, near Sea- 

 mill, in fruit. 



Bryum alpinuin, L.— Near Mugdock Castle, Milngavie. 



Pogonatiim nanum, Dill.— Blackshaw Quarries, near West 

 Kilbride. 



Climaciuni dendroides, W. and M.— Very abundant in fruit at 

 Craigallian Loch, near Milngavie. .^^^^^ 



Brachythecium cUbicans, Neck. — Sandy fields at Poteath, near 

 Hunterston, West Kilbride, in fruit. 



Hypnum purum, L. — Seamill, West Kilbride, in fruit. 



HylocomiuTii squarrosuni, L.— Roadside at Mugdock village, 

 near Milngavie, in fruit. 



Mr. Thomas King exhibited a specimen of Garrya elliptica, 

 a shrub introduced into this country from California, and now 

 extensively grown for ornamental purposes. In the course of 

 some remarks he drew attention to the peculiar amentaceous 

 inflorescence, consisting of unisexual flowers, and other char- 

 acteristics of the small order (GarryaceceJ originally founded 

 for the reception of this species. 



Mr. James J. F. X. King exhibited specimens of Boreus 

 hy emails, L., taken by him in Glen Lochay, Killin, on 23rd 

 October last. He stated that the insect had been recorded for 

 Scotland on two previous occasions only, having been taken 

 first by Mr. James Hardy of Old Cambus in 18Jt9, and subse- 

 quently in Aberdeenshire. Mr. King described the habits of 

 the insect, which is only to be found between the months of 

 October and March, and referred to the power which it possesses 

 of leaping when disturbed, although the formation of its legs 

 does not show how the motion is effected. 



Mr. King also showed examples from Loch Awe, Lochgoil- 

 head, and Fortingal, of Hydroptila longispina, M'Lach., and 

 stated that the species had been recently described from speci- 

 mens taken by him at Ambleside. On examining some insects 

 since collected by him in Perthshire and Argyllshire, he had 

 found among them the specimens now exhibited. Along with 

 these was shown a drawing, on an enlarged scale, illustrating 

 the points of distinction between this species and N. fenioraliSf 

 Eaton, of which Mr. King exhibited specimens at a meeting 

 of the Society on 8rd June last. 



The following papers were read: "Notes on TcUitrus Locusta, 

 Linn.," by Mr. David Robertson, F.G.S., F.L.S. ;* " Meteorolo- 



* Transactions, i. 130. 



