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and Mr James Lennox ; Curatoi's of Herbarium, Mr Scott- 

 Elliot and the Misses Hannay ; Members of Council, Rev. John 

 Cairns, M.A., Mr James Davidson, F.I.C., Mr William Dickie, 

 Mr M. Jamieson, Mr George H. Robb, M.A., Mr James S. 

 Thomson, Rev. Robert W. Weir, Mrs Thomson, Miss Hannay, 

 and Miss M. Carlyle Aitken. Mr Neilson was re-appointed 

 auditor. 



I2th November, 1897. 



Mr Robert Murray, V.P., in the Chair. 

 New Member. — Mr William M'Gowan, M.A., Lochmaben. 



Donations and Exchanges. — The Secretary laid the following 

 ou the table : — Report of Norwich Science Gossip Club ; Pro- 

 ceedings of Natural Science Association of Staten Island, 

 Vol. VI., No. 10 ; Anales de Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires, 

 Tonro v (Ser 2"t 11); Report on Bats, family of Vespertilionidse, 

 North American Fauna, No. 13, from U.S. Department of 

 Agriculture ; Kough Vitterhets Historie och Antiqvitets 

 Akademiens Manadsblad, 1887-1893; Antiqvarist Lidskrift der 

 Svenge. 



Communications. 



1. Botanical Notes for \%^1. 



By Mr James MacAndrew, New-Galloway. 



In giving a few botanical notes for 1897, I may say that my 

 records of new plants for this season is almost nil. Nevertheless, 

 my botanical work for the summer has not, I consider, been 

 altogether unproductive. 



Kirkcudbrightshire. — A fortnight spent at Auchencairn enabled 

 me to clear up some doubtful points in the botany of that 

 neighbourhood. Through the kindness of Mr Mackie of Auchen- 

 cairn House and Mr Robinson Douglas of Orchardton House, I 

 had full permission to wander on their estates where I chose. 

 In Auchencairn Bay I found Poterium officinale, Hook. ; Sagina 

 maritima, Don.; the most common restharrow was Ononis spinosa, 

 Linn. ; Galium cruciatum, Scop. ; Jicncus maritimus, Lam. ; 

 Juncus glaucus, Leers. ; Scirpus maritijnus, Linn. A patch of 



