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0. ventricosa (Forb.), only once before recorded ; nine miles 



N.W. of Corsewall Point, 60 fathoms. 

 Pleurotoma costata, var. coarctata, Forb., new record ; off 



Davaar, 19 fathoms. 

 P. nebula, var. elongata (Jeff.), new record; Sanda to Carra- 



dale, 18-21 fathoms. 

 (The paper has since been published by the Millport Marine 

 Biological Station. Communications I., Nov. 1900, p. 9.) 



A paper " On Some Deep-sea Rhizopocls found in the Clyde 

 Area," by Mr. Fred. G. Pearcey, was read.. The species new to 

 science are — Storthosphcera depressa, Bathysiphon minuta, and 

 Hippocrepina oblonga. Representatives of these genera have 

 hitherto been found only in the deep waters of the North 

 Atlantic, or in the abyssmal depths of the great ocean basins. 

 The discovery of these deep-sea forms within the Clyde Area is 

 not only of considerable interest from a geographical and physical 

 point of view, but is also of importance in discussing the cause of 

 the apparent isolation of other deep-water marine animals found 

 in this area, and in various West Highland lochs. The organisms 

 named build their tests of sand -grains, fine argillaceous matter, 

 sponge spicules, and other foreign material, more or less embedded 

 in a chitinous cement. They represent families hitherto con- 

 sidered extremely rare, and now recorded for the first time from 

 the Clyde Area, where in certain localities they may be obtained 

 living in fair abundance. (The whole paper has been published 

 by the Millport Marine Biological Station. Communications I., 

 Nov. 1900, p. 37.) 



26th June, 1900. 



Mr. Alex. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S., President, in the chair. 



Mr. James Grant, Molendinar Cottage, Cathedral Square, was 

 elected an Ordinary Member. 



On behalf of Dr. W. W. Fullarton, Ballantrae, the President 

 exhibited specimens of the following plants from the south of 

 Ayrshire : — Buda rupestris, Lebel. ; Vicia lutea, L. ; Scilla verna, 

 Huds. 



Mr. C. Sherry exhibited a specimen of Chrysanthemum lacustre, 

 Brot., with three flowers on a stem. 



