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in August, 1874," by Prof. Balfour. The club visited (1) Lochnagar. 

 (2) Canlochan, where they gathered Gentiana nivalis (very large) and 

 at 2500 feet Prunella vulgaris, Arahis hirsuta, Lysimachia nemorum, 

 BuniuM Jlexuosum, and Chrysos2)lenium alternifoUum. (3) Loch Kander 

 or Chander. The party did not find Carex Vahlii which was first dis- 

 covered on the rocks here by Dr. Greville and Prof. Balfour, but Mr. 

 Sadler was so fortunate as to find Carex frigida, a new British plant 

 and a willow new to science, which has been since called Salix Sadlen 

 by Dr. Boswell Syme. (4) Little Craig-in-dal, where was abundance of 

 Astragalus alpinus. In many parts this forms the turf and is said to be 

 eaten by the deer. — Notice of Salix Sadleri, Syme, MS., and Carex 

 frigida. All., by J. Sadler. These were discovered by Mr. Sadler, as above 

 noticed, near Loch Chander (Ceann-moor) in Aberdeenshire. Descrip- 

 tions by Dr. Boswell Syme were read, and drawings by Mr. F. M. 

 Caird and the specimens themselves were exhibited.* 



December lOth, 1874. — Mr. A. Buchan in the chair. Sir E. 

 Christison was re-elected president ; and Sir W. Elliot, Prof. A. 

 Dickson, Mr. A. Buchan, and Mr. C. Jenner, were elected 

 vice-presidents for the ensuing year. The following papers 

 were read : — '' On the botany of Mont- Cenis and the Maritime 

 Alps," by Mr. G. Maw. The paper commenced with a sketch of the 

 botany of the Mont Cenis district and pass. The author alluded to 

 the great number of Saxifrages which are to be found on this moun- 

 tain : S. ccBsia, S. Valdensis, S. diapensoides and 1 3 others, including 

 S. hifiora with both white and vinous-red flowers. This latter is nearly 

 always observed in the vicinity of glaciers, and was here associated 

 with similar fleshy-leaved but unallied plants : Ranunculus glacialis^ 

 Thlaspi alpestre, and Campanula cenisia. After four days' botanising 

 on the plateau, the author crossed the Italian side of the pass, and 

 proceeded to Cuneo, on the northern flanks of the Maritime Alps. 

 The diff'erence in the flora is striking. Soon after leaving Cuneo the 

 following plants are met with : Anchusa Barrelieri, Lamium longi- 

 florum, Satureia montana, Alyssum halimifolium ; and some limestone 

 rocks in the neighbourhood of Bourg St. Dalmazzo are covered with 

 Saxifraga lantoscana, which forms a conspicuous leature in the flora 

 of the Maritime Alps in May and June. Another striking looking 

 plant is Uvularia amplexifolia, which the author found in the Yalle 

 dell' Anmellina, near Limone. Of Primulas there are several species 

 distinct from those of the Mont Cenis range, such as P. marginata, 

 P. viscosa, P. latifolia, &c. The Alpine meadows in June are richly 

 enamelled with a brilliant vegetation. Bulbous plants are extremely 

 abundant, such as Tulipa australis, Futillaria delphinensisy F. Burnasi, 

 Muscari hotryoides, Leucojum vernum, several Gageas and Allimns, 

 and Crocus versus, both violet and white mixed with Soldanella alpina. 

 Cardamine asarifolia is abundant by the water courses, and higher up 

 in the Yaldiere mountains the author found the rare Senecio Balhi- 

 sianus. Amongst the specialities to be found on the Maritime Alps 

 are Viola nummular iifolia and Saxifraga pedemontana, but the most 



* By the courtesy of the Botanical Seciety we shall be able soon to reproduce 

 the drawings and descriptions of these interesting discoveries in this Journal. 

 — \^Ed. Journ. But.^ 



