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varied tint's in question, tlioiigh, owins; to the less brilliant sun- 

 li<,'lit, they were not so striking as in their native country. 



-Mr. AV. J}. Turrill (visitor) related his experience of various 

 areas when on service in much the same tract of country. 



Capt. Kamsbottom and Mr. A. J. AVilniott briefly replied. 



Dr. G. Claridge DnuCEnext gave a sliort account of botanical 

 work in the Shetlands, and showed a FlmiUifjo from the north of 

 Balta Sound, which seemed so distinct from the surrounding 

 P. marit-ma, P. lanccoJata, and P. Coronopus as to be worth 

 discrimination ; it may be compared to P. maritima var. minor 

 ]Iook., renamed by Boswell Syme as var, Idrsuta. lie also showed 

 other plants gathered in July and August 1920, enumerating 

 Cerastiion mhtetmndrum Murb., Potamogiton suecicus C, liiclit., 

 P. rutilus AV^olfg., lUiinantlius horealis Druce, and Poa irrirjata 

 Lindm., as new to the flora. 



A short time spent in the Orkneys with Col. II. H. Johnston 

 resulted in adding two plants to the Scottish ^ova—Nitella 

 nidijica Ag. in the Loch of iStenuess and CJucra canescens H. & J. 

 Groves. (See p. 77.) 



Mr. E. G. Baker considered that the specially noted Plantago 

 did not materially differ from the variety Jiirsuta of Syme, in 

 wliich opinion Mr. H. AV. Pugsley joined. 



Mr. C C. Lacaita drew attention to the great interest of the 

 plants occurring on the Serpentine formation, a remark which 

 held good in the case of New Caledonian plants recently before 

 the Society. 



Dr. Druce replied, pointing out that minor was preferable to 

 Jiirsuta on the score of earlier publication. 



March 3rd, 1921. 



Dr. A. Smith Woodwaiid, F.R.S,, President, 

 in the Chair. 



The Minutes of the General Meeting of the ] 7th February, 

 1921, were read and confirmed. 



The report of the Donations received since the Inst Meeting 

 was laid before the Fellows, and the thanks of the Society to the 

 several Donors were ordered. 



Dr. Ethel Ro^e Spratt was admitted a Fellow. 



John ilyacinth Power, F.Z.S., nnd George Tertius Dickson 

 were proposed as Fellows. 



