164 TRANSACTIONS, NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW. 



by the proprietor, Sir George H. Leith Buchanan. The follow- 

 ing trees were measured : — 



Oak, second in avenue, north side, 14 ft. 8| ins. at 5 ft. south- 

 east, bole about 15 ft. 

 Gean, in avenue, north side, 9 ft. 7^ ins. at 5 ft. west, bole 



about 10 ft. 

 Beech, in avenue, north side, 14 ft. \\ ins. at 5 ft. north by 



west, bole about 30 ft. 

 Oak, in avenue, north side, 13 ft. 8 J ins. at 5 ft. south-west, 



bole about 20 ft. 

 Plane (Oriental?), in front of House, 7 ft. 8J ins. at 5 ft. Sins., 



bole about 8 ft. 

 Beech, south-west of House, 17 ft. 3 J ins. at 5 ft. south-west, 



bole about 19 ft. 

 Walnut, north side of House, 9 ft. llf ins. at 5 ft., bole about 



12 ft. 

 Walnut, north side of House, 8 ft. 1 1 J ins. at 5 ft., bole about 



16 ft. 

 Oak, on side of Loch, half-mile from House. 16 ft. 4 ins. at 5 



ft. 3 ins. north, bole about 16 ft. 



Gallingad Glen, Caldarvan, 18th August, 1900. — This is a 

 remarkable glen in many respects, in regard to the features of 

 its rocky basin and the distribution of its waterfalls. The vegeta- 

 tion was found to be very abundant. Mr. L. Watt, who acted 

 as conductor, noted the following plants among others : — Pyrola 

 secunda, L., in fruit, at an elevation of 500 feet; Asplenium 

 viride, Huds. ; Polystichum lobatum, Presl. ; P. aculeatum, 

 Syme ; Phegopteris dryopteris, Fee ; P. polypodioides, Fee ; Vicia 

 sylvatica, L. 



Glen Water, Darvel, 18th August, 1900. — A. party, led by 

 Mr. A. Gilchrist, went up the valley of the Glen Water to its 

 junction with the Mucks Water, and then up the latter valley. 

 Among the plants observed were the following : — Hypericum 

 quadratum, Stokes; Prunus spinosa, L. ; P. avium, L. ; P.padus: 

 Agrimonia eupatoria. L. ; Saxifraga hypnoides, L. ; Senecio 

 aquaticus, L. ; Campanula latifolia, L. ; Cystopteris fragilis, 

 Bernh. ; Phegopteris dryopteris, Fee; P. polypodioides, Fee. 



