Ivi PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



Birkhead Glen, through which the water of Caaf descends, 

 afforded a rich field to the botanists of the party. Mr. 

 Boyd expressed the belief that the Dairy district was well 

 worthy of the attention of the members, especially those 

 engaged in the study of Cryptogamic Botany ; and judging 

 from the results of the excursion, he was of opinion that the 

 district, with its varied geological formation, numerous streams, 

 and shady glens, would, if carefully explored, be found to con- 

 tain many rare and interesting plants. 



Among the plants observed at the excursion were the 

 following : 



Geranium sylvaticum. — Frequent along the valley of the 



Caaf. 

 Viola liitea.— Common on the hilly pastures. 

 Prunus Padus. — Frequent, in fine flower. 

 Agrimonia Eupatoriiim. — Dry banks in Birkhead Glen. 

 lAjthriiin Salicaria. — Roadside near Holmbyre. 

 Peucedanum Ostruthium. — Frequent along the valley of tl e 

 Caaf, forming large conspicuous patches on the banks cf 

 the stream. 

 Tanacetuni vulgare.— Occasional, in large patches. 

 Anchusa sempervirens. — A few plants on the roadside near 



Auldmuir. 

 Verhascum Thapsus. — A single dead fruiting stem of last 



year observed in Baidland Quarry. 

 Aspidiuni acxdeatum. \ — Frequent on the shady rocks in 



Scolopendriu77i vulgare. ) Birkhead Glen. 



Ophioglossiim vulgatum.—Ap-peavs to be not unfrequent in 

 the district. A single specimen was collected in a field 

 at Baidland, and great numbers in immature fruit were 

 observed on the moist slopes in the descent to Birkhead 

 Glen. 

 Fontinalis antipyretica. — Common in shallow pools on the 



sides of the Caaf; in fruit. 

 Heterocladium heteropterum. — Common in Birkhead Glen, 



covering the surface of damp shady rocks ; barren. 

 Plag iotheciuni pulchellum. — Birkhead Glen, chiefly growing 



through tufts of other mosses ; in fruit. 

 Hyoco^nium fiag ellar e.—Birlihead Glen ; barren. 

 Mr. James J. F. X. King reported that on 6th inst. he had 

 visited the River Garnock between Kilwinning and Dairy, and 

 afterwards joined the excursion party. Among the Neuroptera 

 captured by him were the following species : 



C — In profusion on the 

 Goera pilosa, F. J Garnock between 



Polycentropus fiavo-maculatus, Pict. j Kilwinning and 



Beroza pullaius. Curt.— Three specimens taken on the Garnock. 



