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on Forest Trees" was read by Mr. John Renwick. The paper, 

 which was illustrated by lantern slides, was of a popular nature, 

 giving a short general description of each tree as it was shown 

 on the soreen, reference being also made to the localities in 

 which it grew, its girth, bark, leaves, and fruit. The following 

 trees were thus passed in review: — The Scotch Fir, the Birch, 

 the Beech, the Lime, the Ash, the Elm, the Sycamore, the 

 Cedar, the Yew, the Spanish Chestnut, the Horse Chestnut, the 

 Willow, the Poplar, and the Oak. The slides were very 

 beautiful, those more especially which showed the different stems 

 of the trees and the structure of the leaves meeting with the 

 hearty admiration of the members. 



The following additions to the Library were laid on the table, 

 and thanks accorded to the donors : — " Science Gossip," 1898- 

 1901, 4 vols., from Mr. A. Somerville, B.Sc, F.L.S. ; "Natal 

 Plants," by J. Mealey Wood, F.L.S., Vols. I. and II. and Parts 

 1 and 2 of Vol. III., from Colonel R, S. Harington-Stuart of 

 Torrance, East Kilbride ; " The Birds, Fishes, and Cetacea of 

 Belfast Lough," by R. L. Patterson, from Mr. Duncan M'Kenzie; 

 " Robert Dick, Geologist and Botanist," by Dr. Smiles, from a 

 member; "A Bathy-orographical Map of the Clyde Basin" and 

 "Programmes of Excursions Nos. 1 to 13," from the Local 

 Committee of the British Association, Glasgow Meeting, 1901. 



25th March, 1902. 



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



A letter was read from Mr. Andrew Carnegie, LL.D., thanking 

 the Society for the honour it had done him in electing him an 

 Honorary Member, and stating how greatly he appreciated the 

 distinction. 



Mr. John Paterson, Vice-President, exhibited the nest and 

 eggs of the Lesser White-Throat Sylvia curruca, L., from Ealing, 

 Middlesex, and gave details as to its distribution and habitat. 



Mr. John Renwick, on behalf of Mr. M'Culloch, exhibited a 

 specimen of the Greenland Falcon, Falco candicans, Gmelin, 

 which had been shot at sea. He also showed a Polecat, Mustela 

 putorins, L., caught near Dingwall. 



Mr. John Lindsay, M.A., M.B., CM., brought for exhibition the 



