NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. lix 



Tanacetum vulgare. — Crossford. 



Doronicum plantagiTieum. — Crossford. 



Campanula latifolia.— Frequent. 



Hex aquifolium. — Milton Lockhart. 



Veronica montana. — Frequent. 



Melampyrum sylvaticum. — Near Braidwood. 



Mentha viridis.— Banks of Clyde. 



M. sylvestris, var. alopecuroides, Hull. — Banks of Clyde. 



Origanum vulgare. — Banks of Clyde. 



Calamintha Clinopodium. — Banks of Clyde. 



Epipactis latifolia. — Frequent. 



Lister a ovata. — Jock's Gill, Milton Lockhart, Fiddler's Gill. 



Neottia Nidus-avis. — Jock's Gill. 



Paris guadri/oZia.— Fiddler's Gill, 



Carex pendula. — Banks of Clyde. 



Milium, effusum. — Near Milton Lockhart. 



Melica uniflora. — Near Milton Lockhart. 



Bromus sterilis. — Roadside near Crossford. 



Nephrodium Filix-mas var. incisum, Moore. — Jock's Gill. 



Aspidium lohatum.— Jock's Gill. 



Orthotrichum rivulare.— Stones in River Clyde ; in fruit. 



Cinclidotus fontinaloides. — Stones in River Clyde ; in fruit. 



Hypnum patientice. — Banks of Clyde ; barren. 



Hylocomium squan^osum. — Roadside near Jock's Gill ; in fruit. 



JEcidium grossularice. — Crossford. 



j^. urticce. — Crossford. 



The Chairman (Dr. Stirton) exhibited some fine specimens of 

 the proliferous variety of the Garden Daisy known as "Hen 

 and Chickens," and made some remarks on the abnormal 

 development which they illustrated. He also showed a number 

 of Lichens from New Brunswick, amongst which were two 

 Cladonice new to science. 



Dr. Stirton introduced Dr. Bell, who exhibited and presented 

 to the Society a number of bones of the extinct 3Ioa from New 

 Zealand, also a heap of pebbles found beside the skeleton and 

 presumably the contents of the bird's crop. The members 

 examined these with much interest, and awarded a cordial 

 vote of thanks to Dr. Bell for his kind gift. 



Mr. Peter Ewing exhibited specimens of Loiseleuria pro- 

 cumbens, Desv., in flower, from Glen Shee. 



Mr. D. A. Boyd and Mr. John Renwick showed some instances 

 of abnormal growth in Geum rivale, L., and Taraxacum, 

 officinale, Wigg., gathered at the Carluke excursion. In the 

 former case, the petals were much larger and more deeply 

 coloured than usual, and the appearance of the plants was 

 suggestive of a tendency towards a double-flowered sterile 

 form ; while, in the latter case, two scapes were united 



