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among us, have left memories " that smell sweet and blossom in 

 the dust," as Roger Hennedy and Alexander M'Kinlay, whose work 

 and worth were well known to all Clydesdale naturalists. Of the 

 others who have had a considerable share in gathering the specimens 

 in the collection we may mention G. E. Hunt, G. Davies, Dr. J. B. 

 Wood, J. Shaw, George Stables, J. Sadler, Dr. Carrington, T. Lyle, 

 J. Norvell, and W. Gait. In these names there is a guarantee of 

 accuracy which the Committee feel cannot but give confidence to 

 students, while the recollection of the good work such botanists 

 have done can hardly fail to kindle enthusiasm and revive lagging 

 zeal. The members of the Committee, besides their work of 

 examination and arrangement, contributed not a few specimens ; 

 while the mounting of the whole collection, and the preparation of 

 the catalogue were undertaken by one of their number, Mr. Richard 

 M'Kay. A large proportion of the specimens — 268 in all — was 

 gathered by one man alone, Alexander M'Kinlay ; and for these, 

 as well as for many others, the Committee are indebted to Dr. 

 Stirton, who kindly placed a very extensive series of duplicates at 

 their disposal. A few specimens from abroad have been included 

 till such a time as they can be replaced or supplemented by British 

 ones. In conclusion, the Committee earnestly trust that their work 

 may be the means of furthering the study of these beautiful forms 

 of vegetation, and of thus widening the area in which an ever-fresh 

 pleasure may extend itself into human life, bringing with it 

 increased knowledge and broadened comprehensions of Nature. 



Mr. Thomas King exhibited the following species of Hypnum 

 in fruit, a condition in which they are not often found : — 



H. tamariscinum, Hed. H. jntrum, Dill. 



H. splendens, Dill. H. triquetrum, Dill. 



H. Schreberi, Dill. //. loreum, Dill. 



These, he stated, had all been collected at Innellan during the 

 Christmas holidays. Mr King also exhibited a drawing of a very 

 fine specimen of a cephalopod, Lolicjo vulgaris, Lam., which had 

 been found on the beach at Innellan. This "squid," as it is 

 commonly called, measured twenty inches in length. Although 

 tolerably common, there is no record of the occurrence of the species 

 in the Clyde. 



Dr. Freeland Fergus exhibited two specimens of the parasitic 

 nematode Trichina spiralis, Owen, found in the muscles of a patient 



