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and on trees ; an early species which soon disappears. Found 

 by Mr. Watt on Duncomb last year, 1,100 feet up. 

 Cetraria aculeata, Fr., on sandstone dyke, along with Hvemia, 



at Edinbarnet ; not so common, 

 Platysma glaucum, L., another early species ; common on the 

 sandstone and conglomerate rocks, at east end of Kilpatrick 

 Hills. The thallus curls up with the sun and thus gets 

 blown away. 

 Parmelia physodes, L., on wall tops from Clyde side to near 



the top of Duncomb, 1,300 feet. 

 P. saxatilis, L., common on walls and rocks on the Kilpatrick 

 Hills, from 400 to 1,200 feet; easily recognised by the 

 rugose thallus. 

 In his opening remarks, Mr. Watt said that although records 

 of Lichens from every other county in Scotland had been pub- 

 lished, nowhere could he find any recorded from Dumbarton- 

 shire. Not that Lichens are by any means rarer in that county 

 than in any other, but as a class they had been neglected. 



A paper, " Meteorological Notes and Remarks upon the 

 Weather during the year 1899," by Mr. James Whitton, Superin- 

 tendent of Parks, was held as read (see p. 141). 



29th May, 1900. 



Mr. Robert Brown, M.D., Vice-President, in the chair. 



The Chairman intimated the death, since last meeting, of 

 Colonel Stirling of Gargunnock, who had been a Member of the 

 Society since 1880. 



Mr. John Cairns, Jun., read report of an excursion, held on 

 5th May, to Dougalston and the Auld Wives' Lifts (see p. 161), 

 Photographs of the larger trees and of the " Lifts," taken by Mr, 

 James Mitchell, were exhibited. 



Messrs. Frank E. Cardwell, 240 Darnley Street ; James Jack, 

 24 Chapelside Place, Airdrie; David Bruce, 18 Carrington 

 Street; and Robert Duncan, Whitefield, Govan, were elected 

 Ordinary Members. 



Mr. James Mitchell exhibited skins of the Aard Wolf 

 (Sroteles cristatus, Gray) and the Cape Ratel (Mellirora ratel) 

 from the Orange River Colony. The Aard Wolf resembles 



