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teristics of the same species under other circumstances. For 

 instance, the specimens of Saxifraga cernua, L., over twelve 

 inches in length, with its large, well-opened white flowers, with the 

 tiny, almost non-flowering cernua of Ben Lawers; and the large, 

 showy spikes of Lychnis alpina, L., with the small, insignificant 

 Clova form. In size these plants speak for themselves, and the 

 dried specimens give some idea, however inadequate, of the 

 appearance they presented as individuals; but they are quite 

 powerless — and any effort of mine would be as fruitless — to 

 bring before you the glorious profusion in which we found 

 almost all the species we collected — and, indeed, I may say 

 all we saw, which numbered nearly seven hundred species of 

 flowering plants alone. Nothing short of a visit to the Dovrefjeld 

 itself would make our experience in this respect credible. 



Meteorological Notes and Remarks upon the Weather 

 during* the Year 1901, with its General Effects 

 upon Vegetation. 



By James Whitton, Superintendent of Parks, Glasgow. 



[Read 29th April, 1902.] 



In order to preserve the continuity of this series, these notes 

 have been compiled, as in former years, from the records kept 

 at Queen's Park, Glasgow. 



January. — The weather conditions during the opening days 

 of 1901 were similar to those of the past two or three New- Year 

 days — mild and moist — but with occasional gleams of sunshine. 

 Up till this time we had, during the winter, experienced no 

 seasonable weather, but, instead, had incessant rains and high 

 temperatures. A change, however, took place about the 9th, 

 when a sharp attack of cold, frosty weather set in, and con- 

 tinued, with the thermometer registering a few degrees of frost 

 every other morning, throughout the rest of the month. Snow 



